Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pleurotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pleu-ro-to-my
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the surgical incision of the pleura.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́)bor. Latin pleurader. English pleuro- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English pleurotomy From pleuro- + -tomy.

Inflected Forms

pleurotomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

thoracotomy

Questions

What does pleurotomy mean?: the surgical incision of the pleura.
Where does pleurotomy come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́)bor. Latin pleurader. English pleuro- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English pleurotomy From pleuro- + -tomy.

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