Biology
-ism
- Angioscotometry
Term: angioscotometryLiterally meaning: ?measurement of vessel?s darkness? Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+??????/scotos(=darkness) > ????/scia(shadow)+(-??????)/(-metry) (= suffix forming nouns relating...
- Pterygium (pl Pterygia) Or Surfer?s Eye
Term: pterygium (pl pterygia) or Surfer?s EyeLiterally meaning: ?small wing?Origin: Anc Greek??????/pteron(=wing) > ???????/petomai (=fly)-????/-ygio(=suffix used for diminutives of nouns)+( -um) =latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/History ...
- -ygio
-????/-ygio (pl -????/ygia) eg pterygia (=suffix used for diminutives of nouns)...
- Peridontium
Term: peridontiumLiterally meaning: ?around the tooth?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)++?????/odous(=tooth) > (in the genitive) ???????/odontos(= of tooth)+-um=latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/HistoryDefinitionPeriodontium...
- Ileum
Term: ileumLiterally meaning: twistedOrigin: Anc Greek ?????/ileo(=keep, retain, twist, confine)+um a suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/HistoryDefinition Ileum is the final section of the small intestine just before the large intestine (colon)....
Biology
-ism
-ism
Greek ?????? like ????????(atheism), ????????(cynicism) and ????????????? (christianism).
A suffix forming nouns eg for political, philosophical and religional terms.
- Angioscotometry
Term: angioscotometryLiterally meaning: ?measurement of vessel?s darkness? Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+??????/scotos(=darkness) > ????/scia(shadow)+(-??????)/(-metry) (= suffix forming nouns relating...
- Pterygium (pl Pterygia) Or Surfer?s Eye
Term: pterygium (pl pterygia) or Surfer?s EyeLiterally meaning: ?small wing?Origin: Anc Greek??????/pteron(=wing) > ???????/petomai (=fly)-????/-ygio(=suffix used for diminutives of nouns)+( -um) =latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/History ...
- -ygio
-????/-ygio (pl -????/ygia) eg pterygia (=suffix used for diminutives of nouns)...
- Peridontium
Term: peridontiumLiterally meaning: ?around the tooth?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)++?????/odous(=tooth) > (in the genitive) ???????/odontos(= of tooth)+-um=latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/HistoryDefinitionPeriodontium...
- Ileum
Term: ileumLiterally meaning: twistedOrigin: Anc Greek ?????/ileo(=keep, retain, twist, confine)+um a suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/HistoryDefinition Ileum is the final section of the small intestine just before the large intestine (colon)....