Where does “neutropenia” come from?
Neutropenia comes from English -penia combined with Latin neutralis, from Latin -alis and ne meaning "not," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne and wed-.
neutropenia (English): A hematological disorder characterized by an...
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- A hematological disorder characterized by an...
Ancestry of “neutropenia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neutrophil | Of a cell: being more easily or more fully... |
| 2 | German | Neutrophil | — |
| 3 | German | neutro- | neutro- |