Where does “microdissection” come from?

microdissection (English) comes from English dissection, from Latin dissectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microdissection (English): A dissection using a microscope and very fine...

Definitions

  1. A dissection using a microscope and very fine...

Ancestry of “microdissection”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdissectionthe act of dissecting, or something dissected; a...
2Latindissectiodissection; dismemberment
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

Words derived from “microdissection

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