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Where does “thrombendarteriectomy” come from?

thrombendarteriectomy (English) comes from English arteri-, from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

thrombendarteriectomy (English): An operation to remove a thrombus and any...

Definitions

  1. An operation to remove a thrombus and any...

Ancestry of “thrombendarteriectomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisharteri-—
2Latinartēria—
3Ancient Greekἀρτηρίαartery; windpipe, trachea; bronchi
4Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “thrombendarteriectomy”

  • thrombo-endarteriectomy
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