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Where does “gliosis” come from?

Gliosis derives from the English suffix -osis, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -όω, a verb-forming suffix denoting a process or condition.

gliosis (English): A proliferation of astrocytes in damaged areas of...

Definitions

  1. A proliferation of astrocytes in damaged areas of...

Ancestry of “gliosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgliaThe network of glial cells that supports nervous...
2Ancient Greekγλίαglue
3Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “gliosis”

  • microgliosis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →