thyroplasty

thyroplasty

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der.
Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā
Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
Ancient Greek -εος (-eos)
Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós)
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor.
New Latin thyreoīdēsbor.
English thyroid
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
English thyro-
Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō
Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō?
Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τός (-tós)
Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der.
English -plasty
English thyroplasty

    From thyro- + -plasty.

    Noun

    thyroplasty (plural thyroplasties)

    1. (surgery) A procedure in which the cartilages of the larynx are adjusted in order to improve voice quality
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