English
heparinoid
From heparin + -oid.
Formed from heparin + -oid
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
noun Any of a class of glycosaminoglycans derived from heparin
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / heparinoid