Etymology

phoresis

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Today it means: Delivery or movement of a substance by means of an agent. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φόρεσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφόρεσις“the act of bearing”
  2. English todayphoresis

From Ancient Greek φόρεσις (phóresis, “the act of bearing”), from φορέω (phoréō, “I bear”).

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