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diverticulectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-ver-tic-ulec-to-my
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of a diverticulum.

Etymology

Etymology tree English diverticulum Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English diverticulectomy From diverticulum + -ectomy.

Inflected Forms

diverticulectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

hysterectomy vasectomy mastectomy appendectomy prostatectomy tonsillectomy gastrectomy lumpectomy splenectomy cholecystectomy nephrectomy laminectomy

Questions

What does diverticulectomy mean?
The surgical removal of a diverticulum.
Where does diverticulectomy come from?
Etymology tree English diverticulum Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English diverticulectomy From diverticulum + -ectomy.

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