elytro-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. elytroplastic adj. Brit.

/ˌɛlᵻtrə(ʊ)ˈplastɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɛlᵻtrəˈplæstɪk/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin elytro-.

Etymology: < scientific Latin elytro- (in e.g. elytrocele (1764 or earlier): see elytrocele n. ) < ancient Greek ἔλυτρον sheath, also used to denote the sheath of the spinal cord and the sheath of the umbilical cord (see elytron n.); compare -o- connective.Compare German Elytro-.

combining form of Greek ἔλυτρον sheath, used = vagina n. in various medical terms, as † elytroˈcele n. Obsolete vaginal hernia. elytroˈplasty n. the operation of closing a vesico-vaginal fistulous opening by borrowing a flap from the labia or nates: elytroˈplastic adj. elyˈtrorrhaphy n. the operation of closing the orifice of the vagina by suture in order to support the uterus when prolapsed; the suturing of a ruptured vagina.

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1872 T. G. Thomas Pract. Treat. Dis. Women (ed. 3) 195 Elytroplasty is still employed sometimes where great destruction of tissue has taken place at the base of the bladder.

1872 T. G. Thomas Pract. Treat. Dis. Women (ed. 3) 169 The operation of elytrorrhaphy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	elytro-
释义	elytro-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. elytroplastic adj. Brit. /ˌɛlᵻtrə(ʊ)ˈplastɪk/, U.S. /ˌɛlᵻtrəˈplæstɪk/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin elytro-. Etymology: < scientific Latin elytro- (in e.g. elytrocele (1764 or earlier): see elytrocele n. ) < ancient Greek ἔλυτρον sheath, also used to denote the sheath of the spinal cord and the sheath of the umbilical cord (see elytron n.); compare -o- connective.Compare German Elytro-. combining form of Greek ἔλυτρον sheath, used = vagina n. in various medical terms, as † elytroˈcele n. Obsolete vaginal hernia. elytroˈplasty n. the operation of closing a vesico-vaginal fistulous opening by borrowing a flap from the labia or nates: elytroˈplastic adj. elyˈtrorrhaphy n. the operation of closing the orifice of the vagina by suture in order to support the uterus when prolapsed; the suturing of a ruptured vagina. ΚΠ 1872 T. G. Thomas Pract. Treat. Dis. Women (ed. 3) 195 Elytroplasty is still employed sometimes where great destruction of tissue has taken place at the base of the bladder. 1872 T. G. Thomas Pract. Treat. Dis. Women (ed. 3) 169 The operation of elytrorrhaphy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < comb. form1872
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