Etymology

colpocleisis

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Today it means: The surgical closure of the vagina, used to treat prolapse. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κόλπος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκλεῖσις
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόλπος
  3. English todaycolpocleisis

From Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos) + Ancient Greek κλεῖσις (kleîsis). By surface analysis, colpo- + -cleisis.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκόλπος all →

gulfaerocolposcolpo-colpus

Ancient Greekκλεῖσις all →

-cleisisenterocleisishysterocleisis

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