Etymology

lymphangion

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Today it means: The functional unit of a lymph vessel, lying between two semilunar valves. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀγγεῖον“vessel”
  2. English todaylymphangion

From lymph- + Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀγγεῖον all →

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