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Where does “extrasystole” come from?

extrasystole (English) comes from English systole, from Ancient Greek συστολή, from Ancient Greek συστέλλω, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

extrasystole (English): A premature contraction of the heart, producing...

Definitions

  1. A premature contraction of the heart, producing...

Ancestry of “extrasystole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsystoleThe rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which...
2Ancient Greekσυστολήcontraction, drawing together; contraction of the...
3Ancient GreekσυστέλλωTo draw together: shorten sail; to draw in,...
4Ancient GreekστέλλωI make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I...
5Ancient Greek-ός—
6Proto-Hellenic*-os—
7Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “extrasystole”

  • extrasystolic
  • postextrasystolic
  • postextrasystole
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