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Where does “erythrocytic” come from?

erythrocytic (English) comes from English erythrocyte, from English erythro-, from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός, from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós.

erythrocytic (English): Of or pertaining to erythrocytes

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to erythrocytes

Ancestry of “erythrocytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisherythrocyteAn anucleate hemoglobin-containing cell,...
2Englisherythro-Used to form scientific terms meaning red, or...
3Ancient Greekἐρυθρόςreddish, red
4Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós—

Words derived from “erythrocytic”

  • intraerythrocytic
  • exoerythrocytic
  • extraerythrocytic
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