Etymology

lymphangitis

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Today it means: Inflammation of the lymphatic channels, the result of infection at a site distal to the channel. Full definition →

Latin lympha ← Ancient Greek ἄγγος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄγγος“vessel”
  2. Latin · derived fromlympha“lymph”
  3. English todaylymphangitis

From Latin lympha (“lymph”) + Ancient Greek ἄγγος (ángos, “vessel”) + -itis.

Words from the same roots

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