Where does “detrusor” come from?
Detrusor comes from Latin dē- (prefix meaning "down") combined with Latin dērūdere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European trewd-, meaning "to thrust or push."
detrusor (English): The smooth muscle that lines the bladder and is...
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- The smooth muscle that lines the bladder and is...
Ancestry of “detrusor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | detrudo | I expel; I dispossess, dislodge |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |