entry in wwftd predates my doing actual etymological research, but here goes: /kuh LAHP see uh/ [fr. Gk kalos, beautiful < kallos, beauty + opsis, sight] related to kalopoios, making beautiful


(all Greek roots verified by Liddell, Scott)

I fear that usage is limited to medical use; i.e., it's yet another delusion. and writers such as Alexander Theroux.

-tsuwm