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Where does “cholesterolemia” come from?

cholesterolemia (English) comes from English cholesterol, from French cholestérol, from French cholesterine, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

cholesterolemia (English): The presence of cholesterol in the blood

Definitions

  1. The presence of cholesterol in the blood

Ancestry of “cholesterolemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcholesterolA sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and...
2Frenchcholestérolcholesterol
3Frenchcholesterinecholesterol; Dated form of cholestérol
4Ancient Greekχολήgall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,...
5Proto-Hellenickʰolā́gall, bile
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰolh₃-éh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “cholesterolemia”

  • cholesterolemic
  • anticholesterolemic
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