Biology
- -istic
Greek -???????/-istikos (=-istic) adjectival suffix formed from nouns ending in -ist such as communist, idealist and having reference to such nouns, or to associated nouns in -ism such as communism, idealism. In Greek language...
- Alopecia
Term: alopeciaLiterally meaning: ?loss of fur? because foxes are less furry when afflicted with a skin disease (the "mange") .Origin: Anc Greek??????/alopix(=fox) > ?/a(=prevative) + lopy/????(=fur) -??/-ia=a formative ending used in Greek naming nouns...
- Diplegia
Term: diplegiaOrigin: Anc Greek??-/di-(=prefix meaning twice) > ???/dis(=two, double) >??????/plesso(=strike)literally means ?be stricken on both sides? CoinedSir William Osler, a British medical doctor, is believed to have coined the term diplegia...
- Hypoxia
Term: hypoxia Origin: Anc Greek ???/hypo(=under, sub-) + 2 letters of the word oxygen [Anc Greek ????/oxys(=sharp) + ?????/genos(=generation, produced by) meaning acid-former because oxygen was thought essential in the formation of acid]....
- Ataxia
Term: ataxia Origin: Anc Greek a/a( = privative prefix) + ?????/taxis( =order), +??/-ia( = condition). Definition: The lack of muscular coordination due to brain or/and to central nervous system damage. ...
Biology
-ia
-??/-ia=a formative ending used in Greek naming nouns (feminine) in order to declare "the condition of having"
e.g ataxia, aplasia, diplegia, hypoxia
e.g ataxia, aplasia, diplegia, hypoxia
- -istic
Greek -???????/-istikos (=-istic) adjectival suffix formed from nouns ending in -ist such as communist, idealist and having reference to such nouns, or to associated nouns in -ism such as communism, idealism. In Greek language...
- Alopecia
Term: alopeciaLiterally meaning: ?loss of fur? because foxes are less furry when afflicted with a skin disease (the "mange") .Origin: Anc Greek??????/alopix(=fox) > ?/a(=prevative) + lopy/????(=fur) -??/-ia=a formative ending used in Greek naming nouns...
- Diplegia
Term: diplegiaOrigin: Anc Greek??-/di-(=prefix meaning twice) > ???/dis(=two, double) >??????/plesso(=strike)literally means ?be stricken on both sides? CoinedSir William Osler, a British medical doctor, is believed to have coined the term diplegia...
- Hypoxia
Term: hypoxia Origin: Anc Greek ???/hypo(=under, sub-) + 2 letters of the word oxygen [Anc Greek ????/oxys(=sharp) + ?????/genos(=generation, produced by) meaning acid-former because oxygen was thought essential in the formation of acid]....
- Ataxia
Term: ataxia Origin: Anc Greek a/a( = privative prefix) + ?????/taxis( =order), +??/-ia( = condition). Definition: The lack of muscular coordination due to brain or/and to central nervous system damage. ...