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Where does “microincision” come from?

microincision (English) comes from English incision, from Middle English inscicioun, from Middle French incision, from Latin incisio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microincision (English): A microscopic incision

Definitions

  1. A microscopic incision

Ancestry of “microincision”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincisionA cut, especially one made by a scalpel or...
2Middle Englishinscicioun—
3Middle Frenchincision—
4Latinincisiocutting in two
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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