hyaluronidase

noun

an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids

Roots

hyaloshyal- · Greek · glass ouronuron- · Greek · urine ides-id · Greek · chemical diastasis-ase · Greek · enzyme

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The word hyaluronidase breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: hyal, from Greek hyalos (“glass”); uron, from Greek ouron (“urine”); -id, from Greek ides (“chemical”); and -ase, from Greek diastasis (“enzyme”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.