Etymology

endostatin

E1N1D2O1S1T1A1T1I1N1

Today it means: A protein which inhibits the formation of the blood vessels that supply tumours. Full definition →

English endo- ← Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon) ← Proto-Hellenic *éndon
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. English todayendostatin

From endo- + -stat + -in.

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