English
fragmentectomy
From fragment + -ectomy.
Formed from fragment + -ectomy
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- ‘to break’
Latin frangō ‘to break’
Latin fragmentum ‘a fragment, remnant’
Middle English fragment ‘a small part or piece’
English fragment
Today it means
noun Removal of fragments of bone or other damaged tissue.
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Etymograph / fragmentectomy