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Where does “myoendocrine” come from?

myoendocrine (English) comes from English endocrine, from French endocrine, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

myoendocrine (English): Describing endocrine cells that contain...

Definitions

  1. Describing endocrine cells that contain...

Ancestry of “myoendocrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishendocrineProducing internal secretions that are...
2Frenchendocrine—
3Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
4Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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