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Where does “microdeletion” come from?

microdeletion (English) comes from English deletion, from Latin dēlētiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microdeletion (English): A genetic mutation resulting from the deletion of...

Definitions

  1. A genetic mutation resulting from the deletion of...

Ancestry of “microdeletion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeletionAn item that has been or will be deleted; The act...
2Latindēlētiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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