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colpocleisis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
colpoclei-sis
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical closure of the vagina, used to treat prolapse.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos) + Ancient Greek κλεῖσις (kleîsis). By surface analysis, colpo- + -cleisis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κόλπος, κλεῖσις

Usage

Questions

What does colpocleisis mean?
The surgical closure of the vagina, used to treat prolapse.
Where does colpocleisis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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