Etymology

hyperferremia

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Today it means: The medical condition of having too much iron in the blood. Full definition →

Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) ← English ferro- ← Latin ferrum
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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. Old Latin*fersom
  8. Latinferrum
  9. Englishferro-
  10. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  11. English todayhyperferremia

From hyper- + ferro- + -emia.

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