Etymology

hyperestrogenemia

Today it means: An abnormally high amount of estrogens in the blood Full definition →

English estrogenemia ← Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eysh₂-
  8. Ancient Greekοἶστρος (oîstros)
  9. Latinoestrus
  10. Englishestrus
  11. Englishestro-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  14. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  15. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  16. Englishestrogen
  17. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  18. Englishestrogenemia
  19. English todayhyperestrogenemia

From hyper- + estrogenemia.

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