English
segmentectomy
From segment + -ectomy.
A compound of segment + -ectomy
Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’
Proto-Italic *sekaō ‘to cut’
Latin secō ‘to cut’
Latin segmentum ‘a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the…’
English segment
Today it means
noun The surgical removal of a segment of an organ such as the lung or the liver.
Sources
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Etymograph / segmentectomy