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Where does “glomerulosclerosis” come from?

glomerulosclerosis (English) comes from English sclerosis, from Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις, from Ancient Greek σκληρόω, from Ancient Greek σκληρός, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.

glomerulosclerosis (English): A hardening of the glomerulus in the kidney

Definitions

  1. A hardening of the glomerulus in the kidney

Ancestry of “glomerulosclerosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsclerosisThe abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as...
2Ancient Greekσκλήρωσιςan induration
3Ancient Greekσκληρόω—
4Ancient Greekσκληρόςhard; harsh
5Ancient Greekκορμόςtrunk of a tree; log of timber
6Ancient GreekκείρωI shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kér-ye-—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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