Where does “thromboplastin” come from?

Thromboplastin comes from Ancient Greek -ο- and Latin -o-, ultimately deriving from elements meaning clot and formation in English medical terminology.

thromboplastin (English): A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin...

Definitions

  1. A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin...

Ancestry of “thromboplastin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplastinA substance associated with nuclein in cell...
2Ancient Greekπλαστόςmolded, formed; formed, moulded; artificial;...
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “thromboplastin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Ancient Greek -τός →Every word from Ancient Greek πλαστός →