Etymology

abscession

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Today it means: A separating; a removal; a going away. Full definition →

Latin abscessio
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromabscessio“a separation”
  2. English todayabscession

Learned borrowing from Latin abscessio (“a separation”); from abscedere. See abscess.

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