Etymology

lipostomy

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Today it means: Congenital absence or smallness of the mouth. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λείπω
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromστόμα
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromλείπω
  3. English todaylipostomy

From lipo- (“lacking”) + stoma (“mouth”) + -y (“condition”), from Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō) and Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλείπω all →

lipo-

Ancient Greekστόμα all →

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