deadhesion

deadhesion

English

Alternative forms

  • de-adhesion

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Latin haereō
Latin adhaereō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin adhaesiōlbor.
French adhésionder.
English adhesion
English deadhesion

    From de- +‎ adhesion.

    Noun

    deadhesion (uncountable)

    1. (biology) The detachment of a cell from a surface to which it was adhering
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