Where does “hematochezia” come from?
hematochezia (English) comes from English -chezia, from Ancient Greek χέζω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.
hematochezia (English): The presence of fresh blood in stools, often due...
Definitions
- The presence of fresh blood in stools, often due...
Ancestry of “hematochezia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -chezia | defecation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χέζω | I excrete faeces, I defecate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰed- | to defecate |