Where does “thromboxane” come from?
Thromboxane is a modern English coinage combining thromb- from Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos), meaning clot, with -xane, a chemical suffix.
thromboxane (English): Any of a number of eicosanoids, related to...
Definitions
- Any of a number of eicosanoids, related to...
Ancestry of “thromboxane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | thromb- | thrombus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θρόμβος | piece, lump, clump; clot, gout of blood; curd of... |