παρέγχυμα

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From πᾰρᾰ- (para-, beside) +‎ ἔγχῠμα (énkhuma, instillation, content of a vessel), from ἐν (en, in, into) +‎ χέω (khéō, to pour) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma, nominal suffix), given by the Greek anatomist Erasistratus to the peculiar substance of the lungs, liver, kidneys, and spleen, as if formed separately by the veins that run into them.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

πᾰρέγχῠμᾰ (parénkhuman (genitive πᾰρεγχῠ́μᾰτος); third declension

  1. (anatomy) Anything poured in beside.

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: parenchyma
  • Spanish: parénquima

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