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Where does “hydroperitoneum” come from?

hydroperitoneum (English) comes from English peritoneum, from Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιος, from Ancient Greek περίτονος, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.

hydroperitoneum (English): The accumulation of fluid in the peritoneum

Definitions

  1. The accumulation of fluid in the peritoneum

Ancestry of “hydroperitoneum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperitoneumIn mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity...
2Latinperitonaeumperitoneum
3Ancient Greekπεριτόναιονmembrane which contains the lower viscera;...
4Ancient Greekπεριτόναιοςstretched or strained over, especially of the...
5Ancient Greekπερίτονοςcovered with something stretched over
6Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
7New Latinheliumhelium
8Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
9Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
10Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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