Etymology

pyogranuloma

P3Y4O1G2R1A1N1U1L1O1M3A1

Today it means: A tumour in which polymorphonuclear cells have invaded an inflammation consisting of mononuclear cells Full definition →

English granuloma ← French granule ← Latin grānulum
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekπύον (púon)
  2. Englishpyo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂-nós
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂nóm
  6. Proto-Italic*grānom
  7. Latingrānum
  8. Latinulum
  9. Latingrānulum
  10. Frenchgranule
  11. Englishgranule
  12. Englishgranuloma
  13. English todaypyogranuloma

From pyo- + granuloma.

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