Commentary for Sanhedrin 123:16

אבל הכא דלא נפקא ליה חילוק מלאכות מדוכתא אחריתי דכולי עלמא השתחואה לחלק יצאה

Thus, 'one complete act of idolatry' — sacrificing [to idols]; a part of one [i.e., 'of one'] — the cutting of one organ.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The ritual slaughtering and the sacrificing of an animal consists of cutting through two organs, the windpipe and the gullet. Now, if one cuts only one organ (in idol worship) he commits 'part of one' forbidden action. Nevertheless, he incurs the penalty of idolatry, because this partial action is a complete action elsewhere, for a fowl sin-offering needs only the severing of one organ. ');">¹⁶</span>

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