Etymology

aerocele

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Today it means: An air-filled cavity Full definition →

Ancient Greek κήλη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκήλη“tumour”
  2. English todayaerocele

aero- + Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκήλη all →

-celecelotomy

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