English Explanatory Dictionary

uvulotome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical instrument used in uvulotomy.

Word forms

uvulotome uvulotomes

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-der. Proto-Italic *oiwā Latin ūva Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Late Latin ūvulabor. English uvula Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English uvulo- English -tome English uvulotome From uvulo- + -tome.

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