English
hydrodistention
From hydro- + distention.
Formed from hydro- + distention
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
English hydro-
Middle French distension
English distention
Today it means
noun The distention of the bladder (with a saline solution) as part of a test for interstitial cystitis
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hydrodistention