ἐπιπλοκήλη
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) hernia of the omentum
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek ἐπῐ́πλοον (omentum) + Ancient Greek κήλη (tumour, hernia, rupture, especially hernia).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κήλη
Gloss
tumour, hernia, rupture, especially hernia
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -cele English
- aerocele English
- κήλη Ancient Greek
- σαρκοκήλη Ancient Greek
- ἐντεροκήλη Ancient Greek
- ἐπῐ́πλοον Ancient Greek
- ὑδροκήλη Ancient Greek
- *kh₂u-l-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- -cele Portuguese