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Where does “normotension” come from?

normotension (English) comes from English tension, from Middle French tension, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

normotension (English): blood pressure that is within the normal range

Definitions

  1. blood pressure that is within the normal range

Ancestry of “normotension”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtensionThe condition of being held in a state between...
2Middle Frenchtension—
3Latintensiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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