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cor⋅ro⋅sion

[kuh-roh-zhuhn]
–noun
1. the act or process of corroding; condition of being corroded.
2. a product of corroding, as rust.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< MF) < LL corrōsiōn- (s. of corrōsiō) a gnawing away, equiv. to L corrōs(us), ptp. of corrōdere to corrode + -iōn- -ion


cor⋅ro⋅sion⋅al, adjective
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cor·ro·sion   (kə-rō'zhən)   
n.  
    1. The act or process of corroding.

    2. The condition produced by corroding.

  1. A substance, such as rust, formed by corroding.


[Middle English corosioun, corrosion of tissue, from Old French corrosion, from Medieval Latin corrōsiō, corrōsiōn-, the act of gnawing, from Latin corrōsus, past participle of corrōdere, to gnaw away; see corrode.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cor·ro·sion
Pronunciation: k&-'rO-zh&n
Function: noun
1 : the action, process, or effect of corroding corrosion that characterizes arteriosclerosis —Journal of the American Medical Association>
2 : a study specimen of an organ or other structure prepared byinjection of hollow parts (as blood vessels) with a plastic and subsequent removal of the surrounding tissue by corrosion
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