ἐπιπλοκήλη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπῐ́πλοον (epíploon, omentum) +‎ κήλη (kḗlē, tumour, hernia).

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Noun

ἐπῐπλοκήλη (epiplokḗlēf (genitive ἐπῐπλοκήλης); first declension

  1. (pathology) hernia of the omentum

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