English
frenectomy
From frenum + -ectomy.
A compound of frenum + -ectomy
Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ‘to support’
Proto-Indo-European *dʰr-eh₁-nom
Proto-Italic *θrēnom
Proto-Italic *frēnom
Latin frēnum ‘bridle, curb, bit’
English frenum
Today it means
noun The surgical procedure to remove a frenum or frenulum.
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Etymograph / frenectomy