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Where does “amnioinfusion” come from?

amnioinfusion (English) comes from English infusion, from Old French infusion, from Latin infusio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

amnioinfusion (English): A method of thinning thick meconium that has...

Definitions

  1. A method of thinning thick meconium that has...

Ancestry of “amnioinfusion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfusionA product consisting of a liquid which has had...
2Old Frenchinfusion—
3Latininfusioinfusion
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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