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Where does “microdebrider” come from?

microdebrider (English) comes from English debrider, from English debride, from French débrider, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

microdebrider (English): A very small debrider

Definitions

  1. A very small debrider

Ancestry of “microdebrider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdebriderA device, used in ENT surgery, to remove polyps...
2EnglishdebrideTo remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from
3Frenchdébriderto unbridle, to unharness; to jailbreak; to soup...
4Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
5Middle Frenchdés-—
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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