έλκος
See also: ἕλκος
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἕλκος (hélkos). Unrelated to έλκω (élko, “drag, attract”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈelkos/
- Hyphenation: έλ‧κος
Declension
Related terms
- ελκώδης (elkódis, “ulcerous”)
- έλκωμα n (élkoma, “sore turning to ulcer”) (medicine)
- έλκωση f (élkosi, “ulceration”) (medicine)
- εξέλκωση f (exélkosi) (medicine)
- εφελκίδα f (efelkída), εφελικίς (efelikís) (medicine)
References
- έλκος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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