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Where does “hemopericardium” come from?

hemopericardium (English) comes from English hemo-, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

hemopericardium (English): blood in the pericardial sac that can compress...

Definitions

  1. blood in the pericardial sac that can compress...

Ancestry of “hemopericardium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemo-Alternative spelling of haemo-; blood
2Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
3Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
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