"microdeletion" meaning in English

See microdeletion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microdeletions [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- Proto-Italic *linō Latin linō Latin dēlinō Latin dēlēvībf.? ▲ Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃olh₁-éye-ti Proto-Italic *oleō Latin *oleō ? Latin dēleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēlētiōnem English deletion English microdeletion From micro- + deletion. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-&lt;id:very small&gt;|deletion|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- Proto-Italic *linō Latin linō Latin dēlinō Latin dēlēvībf.? ▲ Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃olh₁-éye-ti Proto-Italic *oleō Latin *oleō ? Latin dēleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēlētiōnem English deletion English microdeletion [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "small", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "small", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μῑκρός", "gloss" : "small", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μῑκρο-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "micro-", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "dēlētiōnem", "children" : [ { "terms" : 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"la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to smear", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂leyH-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*linō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "linō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dēlinō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dēlēvī", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "back-formation" }, { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : 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"keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "abstract noun suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dēlētiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "deletion", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "microdeletion", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="microdeletion"> From micro- + deletion., {{ety|en|:af|micro-&lt;id:very small&gt;|deletion|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- Proto-Italic *linō Latin linō Latin dēlinō Latin dēlēvībf.? ▲ Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃olh₁-éye-ti Proto-Italic *oleō Latin *oleō ? Latin dēleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēlētiōnem English deletion English microdeletion From micro- + deletion. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} microdeletion (countable and uncountable, plural microdeletions)
  1. (genetics) A genetic mutation resulting from the deletion of a small part of a chromosome, usually involving many genes. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: 17q21.31 microdeletion syndrome, 3q29 microdeletion syndrome Translations (genetic mutation resulting from the deletion of a small part of a chromosome): microdeleção [feminine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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      "*mey-",
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      "-tiō",
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