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Where does “antiatherosclerosis” come from?

antiatherosclerosis (English) comes from English atherosclerosis, from English sclerosis, from Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις, from Ancient Greek σκληρόω, from Ancient Greek σκληρός, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye- — to cut, cut off, sever.

antiatherosclerosis (English): Countering atherosclerosis

Definitions

  1. Countering atherosclerosis

Ancestry of “antiatherosclerosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishatherosclerosisThe clogging or hardening of arteries or blood...
2EnglishsclerosisThe abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as...
3Ancient Greekσκλήρωσιςan induration
4Ancient Greekσκληρόω—
5Ancient Greekσκληρόςhard; harsh
6Ancient Greekκορμόςtrunk of a tree; log of timber
7Ancient GreekκείρωI shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kér-ye-—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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