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Where does “hemodynamic” come from?

Hemodynamic derives from English dynamic, from French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός, combining the Ancient Greek verb δύναμαι (to be able, to have power) with the suffix -ικός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

hemodynamic (English): Of or pertaining to hemodynamics, the circulation...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to hemodynamics, the circulation...

Ancestry of “hemodynamic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdynamicChanging; active; in motion; Powerful; energetic;...
2Frenchdynamiquedynamic, energetic; dynamics
3Ancient Greekδυναμικόςable, powerful
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “hemodynamic”

  • hemodynamically
  • nonhemodynamic
  • microhemodynamic
  • macrohemodynamic
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