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Where does “thrombolytic” come from?

Thrombolytic derives from Latin thrombōlyticus, from Ancient Greek thrombōlytikos, meaning clot-dissolving, from thrombos (clot) and lytikos (able to dissolve).

thrombolytic (English): Of, pertaining to, or causing thrombolysis; Any...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or causing thrombolysis; Any...

Ancestry of “thrombolytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishticA sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or...
2EnglishticketA pass entitling the holder to admission to a...
3Middle Frenchestiqueta slip of paper with names of witnesses on it
4Middle FrenchestiquierAlternative form of estacher
5Middle Frenchestacherto attach
6Old FrenchestachierAlternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten...
7Old Frenchestachestake; strap
8Medieval Latinstacaa stake
9Gothic𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰—
10Proto-Germanicstakôstake
11Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “thrombolytic”

  • nonthrombolytic
  • thrombolytically
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