Etymology

microchimerism

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Today it means: The presence of a small number of cells in an organism that are genetically different from those of the organism itself; typically transmitted between a mother and fetus Full definition →

English chimerism ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Englishchimera
  6. Englishchimerism
  7. English todaymicrochimerism

From micro- + chimerism.

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