Where does “echinocytosis” come from?
echinocytosis (English) comes from English echinocyte, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος, from Translingual Cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
echinocytosis (English): The presence of echinocytes in the blood
Definitions
- The presence of echinocytes in the blood
Ancestry of “echinocytosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | echinocyte | A red blood cell with abnormal appearance... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐχῖνος | hedgehog; sea urchin; shell of a sea urchin |
| 3 | Translingual | Cactus | obsolete genus of succulents |
| 4 | Latin | cactus | the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάκτος | the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke... |