Etymology

typhlosole

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Today it means: A fold in the surface of the intestines of some invertebrates etc that increases its digestive surface area. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σωλήν
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσωλήν“channel, pipe”
  2. English todaytyphlosole

From typhl- (“blind, caecum”) + Ancient Greek σωλήν (sōlḗn, “channel, pipe”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσωλήν all →

solensoleno-

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