Etymology

perinatology

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Today it means: A branch of obstetrics focusing on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies. Full definition →

Ancient Greek περί ← Latin natus
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  1. Latin · derived fromnatus
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromπερί“around or about”
  3. English todayperinatology

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around or about”) + Latin natus + -ology.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπερί all →

periodontalperigeeperiodontitisperiosteumperi-periastronperikroneperitropal

Latinnatus all →

punynépuisne

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.