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Where does “tachysystolic” come from?

tachysystolic (English) comes from English tachysystole, from English systole, from Ancient Greek συστολή, from Ancient Greek συστέλλω, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

tachysystolic (English): Of or relating to tachysystole

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to tachysystole

Ancestry of “tachysystolic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtachysystoleA condition of excessively frequent uterine...
2EnglishsystoleThe rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which...
3Ancient Greekσυστολήcontraction, drawing together; contraction of the...
4Ancient GreekσυστέλλωTo draw together: shorten sail; to draw in,...
5Ancient GreekστέλλωI make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I...
6Ancient Greek-ός—
7Proto-Hellenic*-os—
8Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
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