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Where does “areflexia” come from?

areflexia (English) comes from English reflex, from Latin reflexus, from Latin reflectō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

areflexia (English): Lack of neuromuscular reflexes. A symptom...

Definitions

  1. Lack of neuromuscular reflexes. A symptom...

Ancestry of “areflexia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreflexAn automatic response to a simple stimulus which...
2Latinreflexusturned back or away, reflected
3Latinreflectō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “areflexia”

  • areflexic
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