Etymology

hypoglycosemia

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Today it means: Synonym of hypoglycemia (which is the usual term). Full definition →

English glycosemia ← Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) ← French glucose
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  6. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  8. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  9. Frenchglucose
  10. Englishglucosebf.
  11. Englishglycose
  12. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  13. Englishglycosemia
  14. English todayhypoglycosemia

From hypo- + glycosemia or hypo- + glycose + -emia.

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