Biology
- Palladium (pd)
Term: palladiumLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to Pallas?Origin: Anc Greek??????/Pallas=goddess Athena o( Greek mythology) >?????/pallo= brandish in reference to the goddess brandishing the spear. Another theory is that the name was derived by...
- Tendonitis
Term: tendontitis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of a tendon? Origin: Anc Greek?????/teino (=extend) > ?????/tanyo(=strain, stretch) > ??????/taenia(=band, ribon) +(-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.)...
- Sarcolemma
Term: sarcolemma Literally meaning: ?flesh husk? Origin: Anc Greek????/sarx(=flesh) >genitive form ??????/sarcos+?????/lemma (=skin, husk, sheath) > ???????/lamvano(=get, receive) Coined/History(?) DefinitionSarcolemma is the the cell membrane...
- Collagen
Term: collagenOrigin: Anc Greek?????/colla(=glue)?????/geno(=produce, give birth to) literally meaning ?glue producer? Coined(?)Definition An important fibrous and insoluble protein which is the main component of connective tissue (skin, bone, cartilage,...
- Comparison Between Tendon And Ligament
Tendon Ligament 1. It is composed of only collagen fibres It is composed of collagen fibres and some elastin fibres 2. Fibres are seen as dense parallel bundles...
Biology
Achilles tendon or Achilles? tendon
Term: Achilles tendon or Achilles? tendon
Origin: Anc Greek
A???????/Achilleas(=Achilles, a Greek hero of the Trojan War).
According Greek mythology Achilles was the the son of the the Nereid Thetis, a sea-goddess, possessing a semi-divine birth. His mother dipped him as a baby into waters of the River Styx in order to make him immortal but since his left ankle remained covered by her hands, that part of him remained mortal. Finally Achilles was died from a heel wound which he receives from a goddess-guided arrow shot by Paris (?????) of Troy
????????/tenontas(=tendon) > ???????/tentono(=strain)
Definition
The Achilles tendon, is a tough sinew of the posterior leg that serves to attach the calf muscle to the back of the heel bone.
- Palladium (pd)
Term: palladiumLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to Pallas?Origin: Anc Greek??????/Pallas=goddess Athena o( Greek mythology) >?????/pallo= brandish in reference to the goddess brandishing the spear. Another theory is that the name was derived by...
- Tendonitis
Term: tendontitis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of a tendon? Origin: Anc Greek?????/teino (=extend) > ?????/tanyo(=strain, stretch) > ??????/taenia(=band, ribon) +(-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.)...
- Sarcolemma
Term: sarcolemma Literally meaning: ?flesh husk? Origin: Anc Greek????/sarx(=flesh) >genitive form ??????/sarcos+?????/lemma (=skin, husk, sheath) > ???????/lamvano(=get, receive) Coined/History(?) DefinitionSarcolemma is the the cell membrane...
- Collagen
Term: collagenOrigin: Anc Greek?????/colla(=glue)?????/geno(=produce, give birth to) literally meaning ?glue producer? Coined(?)Definition An important fibrous and insoluble protein which is the main component of connective tissue (skin, bone, cartilage,...
- Comparison Between Tendon And Ligament
Tendon Ligament 1. It is composed of only collagen fibres It is composed of collagen fibres and some elastin fibres 2. Fibres are seen as dense parallel bundles...