Etymology

hematopathology

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Today it means: The branch of pathology that deals with diseases of the blood Full definition →

English pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  1. Englishhemato-
  2. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  3. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  7. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  8. Frenchpathologie
  9. Englishpathology
  10. English todayhematopathology

From hemato- + pathology.

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