Thymectomy
/ˌθaɪ.mɛkˈtɒm.i/noun
Surgical removal of the thymus gland.
Did you know?The ending -ectomy comes from Greek ektomē, meaning “cutting out,” the same surgical root behind many modern operation names.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
θύμος (thymos)
“thymus gland”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἐκτομή (ektomē)
“a cutting out, excision”
Late Latin / Medical Latin
Latin
thymectomia
“excision of the thymus gland”
19th Century
English
thymectomy
“surgical removal of the thymus gland”
Modern English
English
thymectomy
“surgical removal of the thymus gland”
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