Etymology

metabolomics

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Today it means: The study of the range of metabolites present in a person's body at normal times, and when suffering from specific diseases; may be useful as a diagnostic tool. Full definition →

English metabolite ← Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
  3. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  4. Ancient Greekμετα- (meta-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
  7. Ancient Greekβάλλω (bállō)
  8. Ancient Greekμεταβάλλω (metabállō)
  9. Ancient Greekμετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ)
  10. Englishmetabolism
  11. Englishmetabolite
  12. English todaymetabolomics

From metabolite + -omics.

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