Etymology

perikyma

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Today it means: Any of the pits around the long prisms of tooth enamel, indicating the places where enamel-producing cells used to make contact with neighbouring cells. Full definition →

Ancient Greek περι-
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπερι-
  2. English todayperikyma

From Ancient Greek περι- (peri-) + κῦμα (kûma).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπερι- all →

perihelionpericynthionperiegesisperiegete

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.