scrotectomy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker(H)-?

Proto-Indo-European *-tóm?

Latin scrōtumlbor.

English scrotum

English scroto-

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 scrotectomy

From scroto- + -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /skɹəʊˈtɛk.tə.mi/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /skɹəʊˈtɛk.tə.mi/
• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

scrotectomy (plural scrotectomies)

1. (surgery) The complete or partial removal of the scrotum.

Translations

surgical removal of the scrotum

• German: Skrotektomie f
• Portuguese: escrotectomia f
• Spanish: escrotectomía f