<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">On Nov 21, 2023, at 1:55 AM, janSIy . via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org> wrote:</div><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt;">The "scarf bunionectomy" is named after the carpentry "scarf joint". The {Hom} within the word can certainly evoke the idea of a bone being involved, but I'm not able to complete the word play with either of these suggestions.</span></blockquote><br></div><div>{re'Hom'at} sounds close enough to “rheumat-“ for me to make a connection immediately. </div><div><br></div><div>— </div><div>ghunchu'wI'</div></body></html>