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      patellectomy
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      patellapatell- · Latin · kneecap, little dishekec- · Greek · out, out oftemneintom- · Greek · to cut-ia-y · Greek · act or process of
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      Where does patellectomy come from?

      The word patellectomy breaks down into 4 roots of Latin and Greek origin: patell, from Latin patella (“kneecap, little dish”); ec-, from Greek ek (“out, out of”); tom, from Greek temnein (“to cut”); and -y, from Greek -ia (“act or process of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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