Etymology

immunothrombocytopenia

Today it means: An autoimmune form of thrombocytopenia Full definition →

English thrombocytopenia ← Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Ancient Greekθρόμβος (thrómbos)
  15. Englishthrombo-
  16. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  17. Latincyta
  18. Englishthrombocyte
  19. Proto-Indo-European*(s)penh₁-
  20. Ancient Greekπένομαι (pénomai)
  21. Ancient Greekπένης (pénēs)
  22. Ancient Greekπενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)
  23. Englishthrombocytopenia
  24. English todayimmunothrombocytopenia

From immuno- + thrombocytopenia.

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