solidarity (iou) and etio- (medicine)

solidarity (iou)

solidarity noun. M19.
[French solidarite, from solidaire SOLIDARY adjective.]
Unity or accordance of feeling, action, etc., esp. among individuals with common interest, sympathies, or aspirations, as the members of a trade union, social class, etc.; mutual support or cohesiveness within a group. Freq. foll. by among or of (a group), between or with (others). M19.
b. In Poland, an organization of independent trade unions, founded in September 1980. L20.
Complete or exact coincidence of (or between) interests. L19.
Law. A form of obligation involving joint and several responsibilities or rights. Cf. SOLIDITY 6. L19.

etio- (medicine)

etio-

1. Prefix used with (for example) cholane to indicate replacement of the C-17 side chain by H; thus, etiocholane is the 5b isomer of androstane.

2. Combining form meaning cause.

Origin: G. Aitia, cause

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