Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goniotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: go-nioto-my
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

incision into the eye in order to correct glaucoma

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Hellenic *gónu Proto-Hellenic *-ía Proto-Hellenic *gonwía Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā)der. English gonio- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English goniotomy From gonio- + -tomy.

Inflected Forms

goniotomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

goniotome

Questions

What does goniotomy mean?: incision into the eye in order to correct glaucoma
Where does goniotomy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Hellenic *gónu Proto-Hellenic *-ía Proto-Hellenic *gonwía Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā)der. English gonio- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English goniotomy From gonio- + -tomy.

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