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Where does “enteroplasty” come from?

enteroplasty (English) comes from English entero-, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

enteroplasty (English): The repair or reconstruction of parts of the...

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  1. The repair or reconstruction of parts of the...

Ancestry of “enteroplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishentero-relating to the intestines; relating specifically...
2Ancient Greekἔντερονguts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
4Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
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