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Where does “hyperargininemia” come from?

hyperargininemia (English) comes from English argininemia, from English arginine, from German Arginin, from Ancient Greek ἀργινόεις, from Ancient Greek -εις, from Proto-Indo-European -wénts — Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems.

hyperargininemia (English): An abnormally high level of arginine in the blood

Definitions

  1. An abnormally high level of arginine in the blood

Ancestry of “hyperargininemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishargininemiaThe presence of arginine in the blood
2EnglisharginineAn amino acid found in animal foods that plays an...
3GermanArgininarginine
4Ancient Greekἀργινόειςbrightly shining, white
5Ancient Greek-εις-ful
6Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems
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