translocations
|trans-lo-ca-tions|
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/ˌtrænsloʊˈkeɪʃənz/
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/ˌtrænzləʊˈkeɪʃənz/
(translocation)
moving/placing across
Etymology
'translocation' originates from Latin, specifically the Late Latin word 'translocatio', where 'trans-' meant 'across' and 'locare' (via 'locatio') meant 'to place' or 'a placing'.
'translocation' changed from the Late Latin word 'translocatio' and entered English via New Latin/Scientific Latin and use in Middle French/Modern scientific usage, eventually becoming the modern English word 'translocation'.
Initially, it meant 'the action of moving or placing across/over', but over time it came to include specialized senses such as 'chromosomal rearrangement' in genetics and 'internal transport of substances' in plant physiology.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the act or process of moving something from one place to another; relocation or transfer.
During the dam project, several community translocations were carried out to make way for the reservoir.
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Noun 2
in genetics, the transfer of a segment of one chromosome to another chromosome or to a different position on the same chromosome (a chromosomal rearrangement).
Certain translocations are known to be associated with specific types of leukemia.
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Last updated: 2025/12/23 22:50