ἔγχυμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐγχέω (enkhéō, to pour in) + -μᾰ (-ma, nominal suffix), from ἐν (en, in, into) + χέω (khéō, to pour).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔγχῠμᾰ • (énkhuma) n (genitive ἐγχῠ́μᾰτος); third declension

  1. Instillation.
    1. (anatomy) Filling or content of a vessel.
    2. Synonym of ἔγχῠτος (énkhutos).

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: enchyma
  • English: -enchyma
  • English: mesenchyme

References

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