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adenoidectomia.

adenoidectomy (surgical removal of the adenoids)

14 characters6 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.de.noj.dɛk.toˈmi.ɐ/Brazil[a.de.noɪ̯.dɛk.toˈmi.ɐ]Brazil/a.de.noj.dɛ.ki.toˈmi.ɐ/Brazil[a.de.noɪ̯.dɛ.ki.toˈmi.ɐ]Brazil
  1. adenoidectomy (surgical removal of the adenoids)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese adenoide Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. Portuguese -ectomia Portuguese adenoidectomia From adenoide + -ectomia.

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