Etymograph

English

iridodialysis

From irido- + dialysis.

Formed from irido- + dialysis

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, separate, free’

Ancient Greek λύω ‘loosen’

Ancient Greek δῐᾰλῡ́ω ‘to loose one from another, to part asunder,…’

Ancient Greek διάλυσις ‘a separating or parting’

Latin dialysis ‘separation’

English dialysis

Today it means

noun A localized separation or tearing away of the iris from its attachment to the ciliary body.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / iridodialysis