Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neurotomy

/nʊəˈɹɑtəmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neu-ro-to-my
IPA: /nʊəˈɹɑtəmi/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.

noun

The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English neurotomy From neuro- + -tomy.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /nʊəˈɹɑtəmi/
British English: /njʊəˈɹɒtəmi/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

neurotomies (plural)

Derived Forms

neurotomical neurotomist

Frequently Paired Words

neurotomize

Questions

How do you pronounce neurotomy?: The recorded pronunciation is /nʊəˈɹɑtəmi/.
What does neurotomy mean?: The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.
Where does neurotomy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English neurotomy From neuro- + -tomy.

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