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Where does “postlesional” come from?

postlesional (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.

postlesional (English): After a lesion

Definitions

  1. After a lesion

Ancestry of “postlesional”, 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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