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Where does “hyperhemolysis” come from?

hyperhemolysis (English) comes from English hemolysis, from English -lysis, from Ancient Greek λύσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

hyperhemolysis (English): Excessive hemolysis

Definitions

  1. Excessive hemolysis

Ancestry of “hyperhemolysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhemolysisThe destruction of red blood cells, and...
2English-lysisdecomposition or breakdown; dissolving;...
3Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “hyperhemolysis”

  • hyperhaemolysis
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