Where does “rhabdomyolysis” come from?
Rhabdomyolysis comes from Ancient Greek rhábdos (rod) plus myō (muscle) plus lýsis (loosening), from lýō (to loosen), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s (to push/separate).
rhabdomyolysis (English): The rapid disintegration of striated muscle...
Definitions
- The rapid disintegration of striated muscle...
Ancestry of “rhabdomyolysis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -lysis | decomposition or breakdown; dissolving;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |