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Term: hematuriaLiterally meaning: ?urine with blood?Origin: Anc Greek????-/hema(-blood) (gen ???????/hematos)+?????/-uria > ?????uron(=urine)Coined/HistoryDefinitionThe presence of erythrocytes in urine
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Urethrostenosis
Term: urethrostenosis Literally meaning: ?narrowing of urethra? Origin: Anc Greek?????/uron(=urine) >????/????(=watery liquid) >???/roe(=flowing)+ ??????/steino/ (=constrict, narrow, concentrate)+ (-????)/(-osis )(=suffix denoting ?process? or ?state?)...
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Urochrome
Term: urochrom Literally meaning: ?color of urine? Origin: Anc Greek?????/uron(=urine) >????/????(=watery liquid) >???/roe(=flowing)+ ?????/chroma(=color) > ??????/chripto(=touch or anoint) Coined/History(?)Definition Urochrom is the yellow bile...
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Urethra And (adj) Urethral
Term: urethra and (adj) urethral Literally meaning: "the passage for urine? Origin: Anc Greek?????/uron(=urine) >????/????(=watery liquid) >???/roe(=flowing)+???/-thra (=noun suffix). Coined/Historyby Hippocrates (460 BC ? ca....
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Creatinine
Term: creatinine Literally meaning: (feminine)"flesh component"Origin: (Greek)????????/creatine(=creatine, an organic compound that in phosphorylated form (phosphocreatine), serves as the energy storage form of cells mainly in muscle...
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Anemia And Suffix -emia
Term: anemia Literally meaning: "without blood" Origin: Anc Greek ???????/anaimia(= lack of blood) >?? /an (prefix that denotes absence) + ????/hema (blood) ---> -emia : suffix that denotes the term ????/hema (blood) Coined: the first...
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