Etymology

mucopolysaccharidosis

Today it means: Any of a group of metabolic disorders caused by the absence or malfunction of lysosomal enzymes needed to break down glycosaminoglycans. Full definition →

English mucopolysaccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mewk-
  2. Proto-Italic*moukos
  3. Latinmūcus
  4. Englishmuco-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  7. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  8. Englishpoly-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  10. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  11. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  12. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  13. Palisakkharā
  14. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  15. Latinsaccharon
  16. Latinsaccharum
  17. Englishsaccharo-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  19. Englishsaccharide
  20. Englishpolysaccharide
  21. Englishmucopolysaccharide
  22. English todaymucopolysaccharidosis

From mucopolysaccharide + -osis.

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