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Where does “perilesional” come from?

perilesional (English) comes from English lesional, from English lesion, from Middle English lesioun, from Old French lesion, from Latin laesiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

perilesional (English): Around a lesion

Definitions

  1. Around a lesion

Ancestry of “perilesional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlesionalOf, pertaining to, or accompanied by lesions
2EnglishlesionA wound or injury; An infected or otherwise...
3Middle Englishlesioun—
4Old Frenchlesionharm; damage
5Latinlaesiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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