Etymology

theranostics

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Today it means: A form of diagnostic testing employed for selecting targeted therapy. Full definition →

English diagnostics ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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  1. Englishtherapeutics
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  3. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  5. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  6. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  10. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  11. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  12. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  13. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  16. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  17. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  18. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  19. Englishdiagnostic
  20. Englishdiagnostics
  21. English todaytheranostics

From therapeutics + diagnostics.

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