Etymology

cytoadherence

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Today it means: The adherence of cells to a biological surface, especially to endothelium. Full definition →

English adherence ← Middle French adhérence ← Medieval Latin adhaerentia
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  4. Proto-Italic*ad
  5. Proto-Italic*ad-
  6. Latinad-
  7. Latinhaereō
  8. Latinadhaereō
  9. Latinadhaerēns
  10. Medieval Latinadhaerentia
  11. Middle Frenchadhérence
  12. Englishadherence
  13. English todaycytoadherence

From cyto- + adherence.

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