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Where does “macroalbuminuria” come from?

macroalbuminuria (English) comes from English macro, from English macro-, from French macro-, from Latin macro-, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

macroalbuminuria (English): A greater than normal amount of albumin excreted...

Definitions

  1. A greater than normal amount of albumin excreted...

Ancestry of “macroalbuminuria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmacroVery large in scope or scale; Clipping of...
2Englishmacro-large; long; inclusive
3Frenchmacro-macro-
4Latinmacro-large
5Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
6Proto-Italicmakros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “macroalbuminuria”

  • macroalbuminuric
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