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Where does “pretransfusion” come from?

pretransfusion (English) comes from English transfusion, from Latin transfusio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

pretransfusion (English): Before transfusion

Definitions

  1. Before transfusion

Ancestry of “pretransfusion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransfusionThe transfer of blood or blood products from one...
2Latintransfusiopouring out or off, decanting, transfusion
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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