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Where does “thromboembolism” come from?

Thromboembolism is a compound of thrombus and embolism, with embolism deriving from Ancient Greek ἐμβολισμός through Latin -o-.

thromboembolism (English): An embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the...

Definitions

  1. An embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the...

Ancestry of “thromboembolism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishembolismAn obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an...
2Old Frenchembolismeintercalation of days in a calendar to correct...
3Latinembolismus—
4Ancient Greekἐμβολισμόςintercalary
5Ancient Greekἐμβάλλωto throw in, cast in; to put into; to bring
6Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
7Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
9Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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