rhizotomy
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
rhiz
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
rhizotomy
a surgical cutting of the spinal nerve roots
[医] 神经根切断术
Dissection of rhizotomy
rhizotomy = rhiz (root) + o + tom (cut) + -y (process)
rhizotomy = the process of cutting out root
rhizotomy = extended further to mean cutting out nerve root
Now Repeat my Dissection
rhizotomy = the process of cutting out root
rhizotomy = extended further to mean cutting out nerve root
Important roots for this word:
tom
rhiz
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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