English
ignipunctureignipuncture
From igni- + puncture.
A compound of igni- + puncture
Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- ‘to burn’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís ‘fire’
Latin ignis ‘fire’
English igni-
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘prick, punch’
Proto-Italic *pungō ‘to prick, sting’
Latin pungō ‘to prick’
Latin pūnctus ‘pricked, punctured, pierced’
Late Latin punctūra
English puncture
Today it means
noun The original procedure of closing a retina break in retinal separation by transfixation of the break with cautery.
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