Where does “microhemagglutination” come from?
microhemagglutination (English) comes from English hemagglutination, from English hem-, from English hemo-, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
microhemagglutination (English): Microscopic hemagglutination: agglutination on a microscopic scale rather than on a gross (macroscopic) scale, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies
Definitions
- Microscopic hemagglutination: agglutination on a microscopic scale rather than on a gross (macroscopic) scale, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies
Ancestry of “microhemagglutination”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hemagglutination | The agglutination of red blood cells, especially... |
| 2 | English | hem- | Alternative form of hemo- |
| 3 | English | hemo- | Alternative spelling of haemo-; blood |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 5 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |