Etymology

hepaticocholecystostcholecystenterostomy

Today it means: The surgical construction of an artificial passage between the gall bladder and hepatic duct, on the one hand, and between the intestine and the gall bladder on the other. Full definition →

English stoma ← New Latin stoma ← Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma)
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  1. Englishhepatico-
  2. Englishcholecysto-
  3. Englishst-
  4. Englishcholecysto-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  7. Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
  8. New Latinentero-
  9. Englishentero-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*steh₃-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₃mn̥
  12. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  13. Ancient Greekστόμα (stóma)
  14. New Latinstoma
  15. Englishstoma
  16. English todayhepaticocholecystostcholecystenterostomy

From hepatico- + cholecysto- + st- + cholecysto- + entero- + -stomy.

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