Biology
- Angiod
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- Xiphoid (adj)
Term: xiphoidOrigin: Anc Greek ????? /xiphos(=sword) > ????/oxis(=acute) + ???/iphi (= strong)-??????/oeides(=-oid, suffix derived from word ?????/eidos meaning type or kind.DefinitionSword shaped eg xiphoid process(= a small extension of...
- Adenoidectomy
Term: adenoidectomy Origin: Anc Greek ????/aden(=gland, tube) + -?????/eidos(=form, type) + ????/tome(=cutting) Coined: by the Danish physician Wilhelm Meyer (1824-1895) in Copenhagen in 1868 who first performed adenoidectomy Definition:...
- Adenoid
Term: adenoid or pharyngeal tonsils Origin: Anc Greek ????/aden(=gland, tube) + -?????/eidos(=form, type) ---> gland-like Coined: by the Danish physician Wilhelm Meyer (1824-1895) in Copenhagen in 1868 who also performed adenoidectomy Definition:...
- Deltoid
Term: deltoid Origin: Anc Greek the the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet: ?????(?)/delta(= letter D) + ?????/eidos (=resemblance, form) because of triangular shape like the letter delta. Definition:? triangular muscle on the human shoulder giving...
Biology
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Anc Greek
-??????/-oid(=suffix meaning ?form?, ?type?, ?likeness? ?resemblance?)
>?????/eidos(=type, kind)
- Angiod
...
- Xiphoid (adj)
Term: xiphoidOrigin: Anc Greek ????? /xiphos(=sword) > ????/oxis(=acute) + ???/iphi (= strong)-??????/oeides(=-oid, suffix derived from word ?????/eidos meaning type or kind.DefinitionSword shaped eg xiphoid process(= a small extension of...
- Adenoidectomy
Term: adenoidectomy Origin: Anc Greek ????/aden(=gland, tube) + -?????/eidos(=form, type) + ????/tome(=cutting) Coined: by the Danish physician Wilhelm Meyer (1824-1895) in Copenhagen in 1868 who first performed adenoidectomy Definition:...
- Adenoid
Term: adenoid or pharyngeal tonsils Origin: Anc Greek ????/aden(=gland, tube) + -?????/eidos(=form, type) ---> gland-like Coined: by the Danish physician Wilhelm Meyer (1824-1895) in Copenhagen in 1868 who also performed adenoidectomy Definition:...
- Deltoid
Term: deltoid Origin: Anc Greek the the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet: ?????(?)/delta(= letter D) + ?????/eidos (=resemblance, form) because of triangular shape like the letter delta. Definition:? triangular muscle on the human shoulder giving...