Etymology

thyroblast

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Today it means: An immature thyroid cell Full definition →

Ancient Greek βλᾰστός (blăstós) ← English thyro- ← New Latin thyreoīdēs
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Englishthyro-
  13. Ancient Greekβλᾰστᾰ́νω (blăstắnō)
  14. Ancient Greekβλᾰστός (blăstós)
  15. English todaythyroblast

From thyro- + -blast.

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