sarcopenia
English
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) gradual age-related loss of skeletal muscle
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek σάρξ (flesh, meat) + Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (want, poverty).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πενῐ́ᾱ
Gloss
want, poverty
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- osteosarcopenia English
- presarcopenia English
- sarcopénie French
- саркома Russian
- πενῐ́ᾱ Ancient Greek
- σάρκινος Ancient Greek
- σάρξ Ancient Greek
- σαρκάζω Ancient Greek
- σαρκοκήλη Ancient Greek
- σαρκοκόλλα Ancient Greek
- σαρκοφάγος Ancient Greek
- σαρκόπυον Ancient Greek
- σαρκόω Ancient Greek
- σαρκώδης Ancient Greek
- *twerḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- σάρκα Greek (modern)
- ⲥⲁⲣⲝ Coptic