Where does “osteoinduction” come from?

osteoinduction (English) comes from English induction, from Old French induction, from Latin inductiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

osteoinduction (English): A biologic response in which chemical signals...

Definitions

  1. A biologic response in which chemical signals...

Ancestry of “osteoinduction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinductionAn act of inducting; An act of inducing; The...
2Old Frenchinduction
3Latininductiōintroduction, admission
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ