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Where does “κήλη” come from?

κήλη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European kh₂u-l-eh₂ — tumour.

κήλη (Ancient Greek): tumour, swelling; hernia, rupture; hump on a...

Definitions

  1. tumour, swelling; hernia, rupture; hump on a...

Ancestry of “κήλη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂u-l-eh₂tumour

Words derived from “κήλη”

  • myelomeningocele
  • varicocele
  • meningocele
  • rectocele
  • mucocele
  • encephalocele
  • omphalocele
  • ureterocele
  • enterocele
  • lymphocele
  • hematocele
  • bronchocele
  • laryngocele
  • pneumatocele
  • meningoencephalocele
  • spermatocele
  • varicocelectomy
  • sarcocele
  • choledochocele
  • cephalocele
  • urethrocele
  • descemetocele
  • galactocele
  • enterocoele
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