Etymology

epiploon

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Today it means: The greater omentum. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπίπλοον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἐπίπλοον
  2. English todayepiploon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίπλοον (epíploon).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐπίπλοον all →

epiplocele

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