English
tomosynthesis
From tomo- + synthesis.
A compound of tomo- + synthesis
Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-né-h₁-ti
Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’
Ancient Greek τόμος ‘section, slice’
English tomo-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, place’
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Ancient Greek τίθημι ‘set, place’
Ancient Greek συντίθημι ‘put together, combine’
Ancient Greek σύνθεσις ‘a putting together’
Latin synthesis ‘a collection or reunion of many objects of…’
English synthesis
Today it means
noun The creation of a 3D image of part of the body by digital processing of multiple X-rays.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / tomosynthesis