ἐντεροκήλη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔντερον (énteron, intestine) +‎ κήλη (kḗlē, tumour, hernia).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐντεροκήλη (enterokḗlēf (genitive ἐντεροκήλης); first declension

  1. (pathology) intestinal hernia, rupture

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: enterocele

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