Where does “thrombolysis” come from?

Thrombolysis comes from Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, "a loosening or dissolving") and λύω (lúō, "to loosen or dissolve"), derived from Proto-Indo-European -tis.

thrombolysis (English): The breaking down of blood clots by...

Definitions

  1. The breaking down of blood clots by...

Ancestry of “thrombolysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lysisdecomposition or breakdown; dissolving;...
2Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “thrombolysis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek λύσις →