English Explanatory Dictionary

exaeresis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An operation involving the removal of a part or parts of the body; excision, ectomy.

Pronunciation

ĕgzîrʹəsĭs /ɛɡˈzɪərəsɪs/

Word forms

exaeresis exaereses exæresis exeresis

Etymology

From New Latin exaeresis, from Ancient Greek ἐξαίρεσῐς (exaíresĭs, “a taking out, an extraction”).

Related words

anaeresis antidiaeresis antiprohaeresis aphaeresis cathaeresis diaeresis epaphaeresis hypexaeresis hyphaeresis hypodiaeresis periaeresis prohaeresis prosthaphaeresis synaeresis
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