English

liposteroid

From lipo- + steroid.

Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’

Proto-Hellenic *lípos ‘fat’

Ancient Greek λῐ́πος ‘animal fat’

English lipo-

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’

Proto-Hellenic *wéidos

Ancient Greek εἶδος

Today it means

noun A lipid emulsion containing dexamethasone used to treat rheumatoid arthritis

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / liposteroid