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Where does “hyperestrogenemia” come from?

hyperestrogenemia (English) comes from English estrogenemia, from English estrogen, from English -gen, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

hyperestrogenemia (English): An abnormally high amount of estrogens in the...

Definitions

  1. An abnormally high amount of estrogens in the...

Ancestry of “hyperestrogenemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishestrogenemiaThe presence of estrogens in the blood
2EnglishestrogenAny of a group of steroids that are secreted by...
3English-genA producer of something, e.g. hydrogen
4French-gène-gen, -genic
5Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
6Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
7Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “hyperestrogenemia”

  • hyperestrogenemic
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