Where does “vasospasmolysis” come from?
vasospasmolysis (English) comes from English spasmolysis, from English spasm, from Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
vasospasmolysis (English): vascular spasmolysis
Definitions
- vascular spasmolysis
Ancestry of “vasospasmolysis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spasmolysis | The alleviation of spasms |
| 2 | English | spasm | A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a... |
| 3 | Middle English | spasme | — |
| 4 | Old French | spasme | Alternative form of espasme |
| 5 | Latin | spasmus | spasm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπασμός | spasm, convulsion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπάω | to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peh₂- | to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,... |