compartmentectomy

compartmentectomy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin com-
Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.?
Proto-Italic *partis
Latin pars
Latin partiō
Latin partior
Latin compartīrībor.
Italian compartire
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-məntom
Latin -mentum
Italian -mento
Italian compartimentobor.
Middle French compartimentder.
English compartment
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs
Proto-Hellenic *eks
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-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)
Ancient Greek -η (-ē)
Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der.
English -ectomy
English compartmentectomy

    From compartment + -ectomy.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

    Noun

    compartmentectomy

    1. (surgery) The surgical excision of an entire fascial compartment, usually as a treatment for soft tissue sarcomas.
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