The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromμῆλον“cheek”
- English todaymeloschisis
From melo- + schisis, from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “cheek”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekμῆλον all →
melo-
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
meloschisis
Today it means: A congenital fissure of the face or cheek. Full definition →
Ancient Greek μῆλον