deletion
nounUK /dɪˈliːʃən/ · CA, US /dɪˈliʃən/
Etymology From Latin dēlētiōnem (“destruction, effacement”), from the past-participle stem of dēlēre (“to blot out, destroy, efface”). Equivalent to delete + -ion.
1
An item that has been or will be deleted.
2
The act of deleting.
- The file contained errors that required deletion.
3
Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
- A genetic deletion caused the disorder.
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Internet An act of killing or murder.
- Derived terms
25 terms
13q deletion syndrome, 1p36 deletion syndrome, 22q13 deletion syndrome, 2q37 deletion syndrome, 9q34 deletion syndrome, autodeletion, chromosome 5q deletion syndrome, codeletion, deletional, deletionism, deletionist, hard deletion, indel, left-edge deletion, megadeletion, microdeletion, nondeletion, schwa deletion, self-deletion, soft deletion, speedy deletion, subdeletion, transdeletion, undeletion, whiz deletion