On Nov 21, 2023, at 1:55 AM, janSIy . via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org> wrote:
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.
{re'Hom'at} sounds close enough to “rheumat-“ for me to make a connection immediately.