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Where does “hypopituitarism” come from?

hypopituitarism (English) comes from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

hypopituitarism (English): A decrease in secretion of one or more of the...

Definitions

  1. A decrease in secretion of one or more of the...

Ancestry of “hypopituitarism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
2Latin-ismus-ism
3Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
4Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “hypopituitarism”

  • panhypopituitarism
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