troche

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1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτροχός“wheel”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρόχισκος“a small ball”
3. English todaytroche

Medical English got troche and trochiscus from late Latin trochiscus; from Ancient Greek τρόχισκος (trókhiskos, “a small ball”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós, “wheel”).

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