Etymology

hemihyperplasia

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Today it means: hyperplasia that affects only half of the body or of an organ. Full definition →

English hyperplasia ← Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)
  5. Englishhemi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  7. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  9. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  10. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  11. Englishhyper-
  12. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  13. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  14. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  15. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs)
  16. Englishhyperplasia
  17. English todayhemihyperplasia

From hemi- + hyperplasia.

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