Etymograph

English

enterothorax

From entero- + thorax, analogous to pneumothorax.

Formed from entero- + thorax

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’

Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’

English entero-

Ancient Greek θώρᾱξ ‘corselet’

Latin thorax ‘chest, thorax’

English thorax

Today it means

noun The presence of abdominal organs in the thorax, which is unusual and occurs only via congenital anomalies or later injury; diaphragmatic hernia is by necessity involved, given that the diaphragm is the barrier between the abdominal and thoracic compartments.

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