myEtymology.com: English etymology of thrombocytopenia

Etymology of the English word thrombocytopenia

the English word thrombocytopenia

derived from the English word thrombocyte

derived from the Greek word kutos, κύτος (cell)

using the English prefix thrombo-

derived from the Greek word thrombos, θρόμβος (lump; a clot)

using the English suffix -cyte

derived from the German word thrombocytopenie

derived from the German word thrombocyte

using the English suffix -penia

The earliest known usage of thrombocytopenia in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English