Appendectomy
/ˌæp.ənˈdɛk.tə.mi/noun
Surgical removal of the appendix.
Did you know?Appendectomy is built from Greek terms that were later revived through medical Latin, showing how modern medicine often sounds like ancient ritual language.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
apó
“from, away”
Ancient Greek
Greek
epí
“upon, on”
Ancient Greek
Greek
-ektomē
“a cutting out, excision”
Late Latin / Medical Latin
Latin
appendix
“an attachment, something appended”
19th Century
English
appendectomy
“surgical removal of the appendix”
Modern English
English
appendectomy
“surgical removal of the appendix”