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Where does “adhesiolysis” come from?

adhesiolysis (English) comes from English adhesion, from French adhésion, from Latin adhaesio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

adhesiolysis (English): The cutting or removal of adhesions or scar...

Definitions

  1. The cutting or removal of adhesions or scar...

Ancestry of “adhesiolysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadhesionThe ability of a substance to stick to an unlike...
2Frenchadhésionadhesion, adherence; subscription
3Latinadhaesioadhesion; linkage
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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