Etymology

cathepsin

C3A1T1H4E1P3S1I1N1

Today it means: Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes. Full definition →

German Kathepsin ← Ancient Greek καθέψω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκαθέψω
  2. German · borrowed fromKathepsin
  3. English todaycathepsin

Borrowed from German Kathepsin, from Ancient Greek καθέψω (kathépsō), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕψω (hépsō, “boil”).

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