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velocardiofacial

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Exhibiting velar, facial and cardiac defects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: describing a syndrome

Topics: medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵh-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlumder. English velo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh2 Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dhh1kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin faciālisbor. English facial English velocardiofacial From velo- + cardio- + facial.