Etymograph

English

sectionectomy

From section + -ectomy.

Formed from section + -ectomy

Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’

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Latin sectus ‘cut’

Latin sectiō ‘cutting’

Old French section

Middle English seccioun

English section

Today it means

noun Removal of a section of an organ.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sectionectomy”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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