Etymology

uranoschisis

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Today it means: A congenital fissure or cleft of the palate. Full definition →

Ancient Greek οὐρανός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromοὐρανός“palate”
  2. English todayuranoschisis

From urano- + schisis, from Ancient Greek οὐρανός (ouranós, “palate”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekοὐρανός all →

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