Etymology

nephroblastoma

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Today it means: A tumour affecting a kidney. Full definition →

English blastoma ← Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) ← Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*negʷʰrós
  2. Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰrós
  3. Ancient Greekνεφρός (nephrós)
  4. Englishnephro-
  5. Englishblastoma
  6. English todaynephroblastoma

From nephro- + blastoma.

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