Where does “esophagoenterostomy” come from?
esophagoenterostomy (English) comes from English enterostomy, from English entero-, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
esophagoenterostomy (English): A surgical procedure that connects the esophagus directly to the small intestine, usually done after removal or loss of the stomach to allow food to continue through the digestive tract
Definitions
- A surgical procedure that connects the esophagus directly to the small intestine, usually done after removal or loss of the stomach to allow food to continue through the digestive tract
Ancestry of “esophagoenterostomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enterostomy | The construction of a permanent opening into the... |
| 2 | English | entero- | relating to the intestines; relating specifically... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔντερον | guts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |