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Where does “antithrombosis” come from?

antithrombosis (English) comes from English thrombosis, from Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

antithrombosis (English): The effect of an antithrombotic agent

Definitions

  1. The effect of an antithrombotic agent

Ancestry of “antithrombosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthrombosisThe formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of...
2Ancient Greekθρόμβωσιςa becoming curdled
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →