thyrosphere

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der.

Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā

Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)

Ancient Greek -εος (-eos)

Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós)

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *wéydos

Proto-Hellenic *wéidos

Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)

Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor.

New Latin thyreoīdēsbor.

English thyroid

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English thyro-

Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor.

Latin sphaera

Late Latin sphērader.

Old French spherebor.

Middle English spere

English sphere

English -sphere

English thyrosphere

From thyro- + -sphere.

Noun

thyrosphere (plural thyrospheres)

1. A spherical cluster of thyroid cancer cells