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Where does “microinflammation” come from?

microinflammation (English) comes from English inflammation, from Middle French inflammation, from Latin inflammatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microinflammation (English): Normal, low-level, background inflammation as a...

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  1. Normal, low-level, background inflammation as a...

Ancestry of “microinflammation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinflammationThe act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on...
2Middle Frenchinflammation—
3Latininflammatioconflagration; inflammation
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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