dyscohesion

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noun

The disruption of cohesion between cells

OriginEnglish cohesion ← French cohésion ← Latin cohaesiō →
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Meanings

noundyscohesion (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe disruption of cohesion between cells

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Latinhaereō
  13. Latincohaereō
  14. Latincohaesiō
  15. Frenchcohésion
  16. Englishcohesion
  17. Englishdyscohesion

From dys- + cohesion.

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APA

dyscohesion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyscohesion

MLA

“dyscohesion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyscohesion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dyscohesion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyscohesion.

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