English
hepatorrhexis
From hepato- + -rrhexis.
Formed from hepato- + -rrhexis
Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ ‘liver’
Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər ‘liver’
Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ ‘liver’
English hepato-
Today it means
noun A rupture of the liver.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hepatorrhexis