discission

dis·cis·sion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dih-sish-uh n]
- /dɪˈsɪʃ ən/
- /dɪssˈɪʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-sish-uh n]
- /dɪˈsɪʃ ən/

Definitions of discission word

noun discission an incision of the lens of the eye, as for removal of cataract. 1
noun discission (surgery) incision, especially of a soft cataract. 1
noun discission surgical incision, esp of a cataract 0

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Origin of discission

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

1640-50; < Late Latin dīscissiōn- (stem of dīscissiō) division, separation, equivalent to Latin dīsciss(us) torn apart, past participle of dīscindere (dī- di-2 + scissus torn) + -iōn- -ion; see scission

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Parts of speech for Discission

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Discission

discission popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

discission usage trend in Literature

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