adhesiotomy

English

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 adhaesiōnemlbor.

French adhésionder.

English adhesion

Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der.

English -tomy

English adhesiotomy

From adhesion + -tomy.

Noun

adhesiotomy (plural adhesiotomies)

1. (surgery) The surgical procedure to divide or separate an adhesion.

Synonyms

• adhesiolysis