Synonyms & related words for cordotomy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cordotomy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cordotomy

Explore words related to cordotomy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include chordotomy, surgery, nephropexy, osteoplastic, herniotomy, laryngotomy, tenorrhaphy, osteoplasty. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does cordotomy come from?

The word cordotomy breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: cord, from Greek chorde (“cord, string”); o, from Greek -o- (“linking vowel”); and tomy, from Greek temnein (“to cut”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.