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Where does “hyperhydroxyprolinemia” come from?

hyperhydroxyprolinemia (English) comes from English hydroxyproline, from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

hyperhydroxyprolinemia (English): An abnormally high level of hydroxyproline in the...

Definitions

  1. An abnormally high level of hydroxyproline in the...

Ancestry of “hyperhydroxyprolinemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxyprolineA hydroxy derivative of the amino acid "proline"...
2EnglishhydroxyBeing, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping...
3EnglishOxy—
4EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
5Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
6Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
7Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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