Etymology

hysterocleisis

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Ancient Greek ὑστέρα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκλεῖσις
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑστέρα
  3. English todayhysterocleisis

From Ancient Greek ὑστέρα (hustéra) + Ancient Greek κλεῖσις (kleîsis). By surface analysis, hystero- + -cleisis.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὑστέρα all →

hysterophyte

Ancient Greekκλεῖσις all →

-cleisiscolpocleisisenterocleisis

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