isthmusectomy

English

Etymology

From isthmus +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

isthmusectomy (plural isthmusectomies)

  1. Synonym of isthmectomy.

Usage notes

Several medical dictionaries as of 2017 enter isthmectomy (isthm- +‎ -ectomy) and not isthmusectomy (isthmus +‎ -ectomy); the former word arose earlier (circa 1911 versus circa 1962), but the latter word has been in wider use since the mid-1970s.[1]

References

  1. ^ isthmectomy, isthmusectomy at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
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