Etymology

micronodule

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Today it means: An area of opacity on a radiograph, indicative of certain diseases. Full definition →

English nodule ← Latin nōdulu ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Latinnōdus
  6. Latinnōdulu
  7. Englishnodule
  8. English todaymicronodule

From micro- + nodule.

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