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Where does “peripancreatitis” come from?

peripancreatitis (English) comes from English pancreatitis, from English pancreas, from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ — to speak, to sound out.

peripancreatitis (English): inflammation of the cellular tissue around the...

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the cellular tissue around the...

Ancestry of “peripancreatitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpancreatitisInflammation of the pancreas
2EnglishpancreasA gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid...
3Latinpancreas—
4Ancient Greekπάγκρεαςpancreas, sweetbread
5Ancient Greekπᾶνneuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...
6Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
7Ancient Greekὄψιςview
8Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
9Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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