Etymology

somatoschisis

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Today it means: A congenital fissure of the body wall or trunk. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σῶμα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσῶμα“body”
  2. English todaysomatoschisis

From somato- + schisis, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Words from the same roots

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