Etymology

enchyma

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Today it means: Primitive formative juice, from which the tissues, particularly the cellular tissue, are formed. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἔγχυμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔγχυμα“infusion”
  2. English todayenchyma

Ancient Greek ἔγχυμα (énkhuma, “infusion”)

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