English
epispadias
Epispadias comes from Ancient Greek ἐπισπαδίας, and goes back to σπάω ‘to draw’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπάω‘to draw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπισπαδίαςepispadías
- Englishtodayepispadias
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπάω‘to draw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπισπαδίαςepispadías
- Englishtodayepispadias
Linked words
through Ancient Greek σπάω ‘to draw’
Today it means
noun A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σπάω / epispadias