English

macrothrombus

From macro- + thrombus.

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Ancient Greek θρόμβος ‘lump, piece, blood clot, milk curd’

New Latin thrombus

Today it means

noun A relatively large thrombus.

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Etymograph / macrothrombus