English Explanatory Dictionary

adhesiotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical procedure to divide or separate an adhesion.

Word forms

adhesiotomy adhesiotomies

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin adhaesiōlbor. French adhésionder. English adhesion Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English adhesiotomy From adhesion + -tomy.

Synonyms

adhesiolysis
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