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Where does “echocardiology” come from?

echocardiology (English) comes from English cardiology, from English cardio, from English cardiovascular, from English vascular, from New Latin vascularis, from Latin vāsculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

echocardiology (English): Synonym of echocardiography

Definitions

  1. Synonym of echocardiography

Ancestry of “echocardiology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcardiologyThe study of the structure, function, and...
2EnglishcardioCardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the...
3EnglishcardiovascularRelating to the circulatory system, that is the...
4EnglishvascularRelating to the flow of fluids, such as blood,...
5New Latinvascularisvascular
6Latinvāsculum—
7Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
8Proto-Italic-klom—
9Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
10Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
11Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “echocardiology”

  • echocardiologist
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