Etymology

lipohyperplasia

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Today it means: hyperplasia involving lipocytes Full definition →

English hyperplasia ← Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*lípos
  3. Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
  4. Englishlipo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  6. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  7. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  8. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  9. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  10. Englishhyper-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  12. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  13. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  14. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs)
  15. Englishhyperplasia
  16. English todaylipohyperplasia

From lipo- + hyperplasia.

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