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Icelandic
Etymology
From upp (“up”) + skurður (“cut”). Calque of Ancient Greek *ἀνατομία (*anatomía), from ἀνατομή (anatomḗ, “dissection”), derived from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “cut, incise”).
Pronunciation
Noun
uppskurður m (genitive singular uppskurðar, nominative plural uppskurðir)
- (archaic) anatomical dissection, necropsy, autopsy
- operation (surgical procedure), surgery
- (figurative) a thorough reorganization; shakeup
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