achoresis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A diminished capacity of any of the hollow viscera (such as the bladder or stomach).

Word forms

achoresis achoreses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek *ἀχώρησις (*akhṓrēsis), from χωρέω (khōréō, “have room for”). Compare Greek χωρητικότητα (choritikótita, “capacity”).

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