English
heparinize
From heparin + -ize.
A compound of heparin + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ ‘liver’
Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər ‘liver’
Ancient Greek ἧπαρ ‘liver’
Latin hepar ‘liver’
English heparin
Today it means
verb To treat with heparin, especially so as to prevent coagulation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / heparinize