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achoresis

achoresis noun: a diminished capacity of any of the hollow viscera (such as the bladder or stomach).

Noun

achoresis (countable and uncountable, plural achoreses)

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

achoresis meaning in Kannada

achoresis in Kannada

ಕುಗ್ಗೋಶ, ಗಾತ್ರವಿಳಿತ

Forms of achoresis

pluralachoreses

Origin of achoresis

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

Questions about achoresis

What does achoresis mean?
Achoresis means a diminished capacity of any of the hollow viscera (such as the bladder or stomach).
What is achoresis in Kannada?
Achoresis in Kannada is ಕುಗ್ಗೋಶ, ಗಾತ್ರವಿಳಿತ. See Achoresis meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is achoresis?
Achoresis is a noun.
What is the plural of achoresis?
The plural of achoresis is achoreses.

Words near achoresis in the dictionary

  1. Achord
  2. achordal
  3. achordate
  4. Achords
  5. achoreses
  6. achoresis
  7. achorn
  8. achorns
  9. AChR
  10. Achraf
  11. Achrafs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: achoresis (page history and authors); achoresis (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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