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Where does “steatosis” come from?

Steatosis comes from Ancient Greek -ωσις, a suffix denoting a condition or process, combined with στέαρ, meaning fat, ultimately from Ancient Greek ῆᾰ.

steatosis (English): The abnormal retention of lipids by a cell or...

Definitions

  1. The abnormal retention of lipids by a cell or...

Ancestry of “steatosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsteato-fat
2Ancient Greekστέαρhard fat, tallow, suet; dough made from flour of...
3Ancient Greekὄρνιςbird; chicken
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “steatosis”

  • hepatosteatosis
  • microsteatosis
  • macrosteatosis
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