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Where does “antithrombotic” come from?

Antithrombotic derives from Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) and ἀντί (antí, meaning "against"), from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti and h₂ent-, ultimately from h₂en-.

antithrombotic (English): That inhibits the formation of thrombi; Any drug...

Definitions

  1. That inhibits the formation of thrombi; Any drug...

Ancestry of “antithrombotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
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