Etymology

heparinize

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Today it means: To treat with heparin, especially so as to prevent coagulation. Full definition →

English heparin ← Latin hepar ← Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yókʷr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*yêkʷər
  4. Ancient Greekἧπαρ (hêpar)
  5. Latinhepar
  6. Englishheparin
  7. English todayheparinize

From heparin + -ize.

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