meniscectomy

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?

Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s

Proto-Hellenic *méns

Ancient Greek μείς (meís)

Proto-Indo-European *-iskos

Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos)

Ancient Greek μηνῐ́σκος (mēnĭ́skos)

English meniscus

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

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der.

English -ectomy

English meniscectomy

meniscectomy (plural meniscectomies)

(surgery) Removal of the meniscus (cartilage) of a joint (especially of the knee).