Etymology

goniosynechialysis

Today it means: A surgical treatment for glaucoma by stripping peripheral anterior synechiae from the cornea. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ← English synechia
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵónu
  2. Proto-Hellenic*gónu
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gonwía
  4. Ancient Greekγωνίᾱ (gōníā)
  5. Englishgonio-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  10. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  11. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*seǵʰ-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*hékʰō
  14. Ancient Greekἔχω (ékhō)
  15. Ancient Greekσυνέχω (sunékhō)
  16. Ancient Greekσυνεχής (sunekhḗs)
  17. Ancient Greekσῠνέχειᾰ (sŭnékheiă)
  18. Englishsynechia
  19. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  20. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  21. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  22. English todaygoniosynechialysis

From gonio- + synechia + -lysis.

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