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Where does “hyperleptinemia” come from?

hyperleptinemia (English) comes from English leptinemia, from English leptin, from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

hyperleptinemia (English): The presence of a higher than normal amount of...

Definitions

  1. The presence of a higher than normal amount of...

Ancestry of “hyperleptinemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleptinemiaThe presence of leptins in the bloodstream
2EnglishleptinA protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it...
3English-ín—
4EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
5Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
6Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
7Proto-West Germanic*in—
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