English Explanatory Dictionary

uvulotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any cutting operation performed on the uvula.

Word forms

uvulotomy uvulotomies

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- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English uvulotomy From uvulo- + -tomy.

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