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disinsertion

noun

Etymology

From dis- + insertion.

  1. derived from *ser-✻ — “to bind, put together, to line up”
  2. derived from insertus
  3. suffixed as insertion — “insert + ion”
  4. prefixed as disinsertion — “dis + insertion”

Definitions

  1. A tear (rupture) near the periphery of the retina.

    • While disinsertions are probably due to peripheral cystic degeneration of the retina or to peripheral degenerative chorio-retinitis, traumatic tears which appear in the pre-equatorial zone may simulate disinsertions.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for disinsertion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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