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
- The breaking down of blood clots by...
Ancestry of “thrombolysis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -lysis | decomposition or breakdown; dissolving;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |