Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adhesiotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-he-sioto-my
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical procedure to divide or separate an adhesion.

Etymology

Etymology tree French adhésionder. English adhesion Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English adhesiotomy From adhesion + -tomy.

Inflected Forms

adhesiotomies (plural)

Synonyms

adhesiolysis

Questions

What does adhesiotomy mean?: The surgical procedure to divide or separate an adhesion.
Where does adhesiotomy come from?: Etymology tree French adhésionder. English adhesion Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English adhesiotomy From adhesion + -tomy.

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