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Where does “chemoinvasion” come from?

chemoinvasion (English) comes from English invasion, from Middle French invasion, from Latin invāsio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

chemoinvasion (English): chemotaxis of cells across basement membranes

Definitions

  1. chemotaxis of cells across basement membranes

Ancestry of “chemoinvasion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinvasionA military action consisting of armed forces of...
2Middle Frenchinvasioninvasion
3Latininvāsio—
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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