Where does “gastrolysis” come from?
gastrolysis (English) comes from English gastro, from English gastroenteritis, from English enteritis, from English enter, from Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
gastrolysis (English): division of perigastric adhesions so as to mobilise the stomach
Definitions
- division of perigastric adhesions so as to mobilise the stomach
Ancestry of “gastrolysis”, step by step
gastrolysis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gastro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gastro | Gastroenteritis |
| 2 | English | gastroenteritis | Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the... |
| 3 | English | enteritis | Inflammation of the intestines, generally the... |
| 4 | English | enter | To go or come into an enclosed or partially... |
| 5 | Middle English | entren | To enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space |
| 6 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 7 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 8 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 9 | Latin | interus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English lysis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lysis | A gradual recovery from disease; The... |
| 2 | Latin | lysis | loosening; rupture |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |