Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leukotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leuko-to-my
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of leucotomy.

Etymology

Etymology tree English leuko- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English leukotomy From leuko- + -tomy.

Inflected Forms

leukotomies (plural)

Synonyms

lobotomy leucotomy prefrontal lobotomy prefrontal leukotomy prefrontal leucotomy frontal lobotomy

Questions

What does leukotomy mean?: Alternative spelling of leucotomy.
Where does leukotomy come from?: Etymology tree English leuko- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English leukotomy From leuko- + -tomy.

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