HERNIOTOMY

Etymology

Noun

herniotomy (plural herniotomies)

(surgery) Surgical repair of a hernia.

Source: Wiktionary


Her`ni*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Hernia + Gr. (Med.)

Definition: A cutting for the cure or relief of hernia; celotomy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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