English
hyoidectomy
From hyoid + -ectomy.
Formed from hyoid + -ectomy
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
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Ancient Greek εἶδος
Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής ‘shaped like the letter "υ"’
Latin hȳoīdēs ‘U-shaped’
French hyoïde
English hyoid
Today it means
noun Surgical removal or excision of the hyoid bone.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hyoidectomy