Biology
- Dystrophin
Term: dystrophinLiterally meaning: ?malnutrition ?Origin: Anc Greek+???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning ?difficult?, ?bad?, ?abnormal?, ?misfortune?) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+ ?????/trophe(=food, nourishment )>...
- Myocardium
Term: myocardiumLiterally meaning: ?muscle he?rt?Origin: Anc Greek??o/myo-(=combining form denoting muscle) >mys/ (=muscle, mouse) > ???/myo(=enclosed, like the muscle inside body or the rat in its nest=epimys)+ ?????? /kardia (=heart) > derived...
- Polymyositis
Term: polymyositisLiterally meaning: "inflammation of several or many muscles at once"Origin: Anc Greek????-/poly-(=many, several)+???-/myo-(=combining form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the...
- Leucodystrophy
Term: leucodystrophyLiterally meaning:. Delay of the growth of the white matterOrigin: Anc Greek ??????/leucos(=white)+???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+...
- Dermatomyositis
Term: dermatomyositisOrigin: Anc Greek?????/derma (=skin beneath the epidermis with genitive case=????????/dermatos)Ø ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay) +???-/myo-(=compining...
Biology
amyotrophic
Term: amyotrophic
Origin: Anc Greek
?/a(privative)
+ ???/mys(=muscle) ???>verb ???/myo(=intern, confine) because muscle is confined under the skin
+ trophic(adj)> ?????(noun)/trophy(food) > ?????/drepo(=gather)
Coined: ?
Definition
Wasting of muscles as a result of nerves? dysfunction which are supplying them.
- Dystrophin
Term: dystrophinLiterally meaning: ?malnutrition ?Origin: Anc Greek+???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning ?difficult?, ?bad?, ?abnormal?, ?misfortune?) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+ ?????/trophe(=food, nourishment )>...
- Myocardium
Term: myocardiumLiterally meaning: ?muscle he?rt?Origin: Anc Greek??o/myo-(=combining form denoting muscle) >mys/ (=muscle, mouse) > ???/myo(=enclosed, like the muscle inside body or the rat in its nest=epimys)+ ?????? /kardia (=heart) > derived...
- Polymyositis
Term: polymyositisLiterally meaning: "inflammation of several or many muscles at once"Origin: Anc Greek????-/poly-(=many, several)+???-/myo-(=combining form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the...
- Leucodystrophy
Term: leucodystrophyLiterally meaning:. Delay of the growth of the white matterOrigin: Anc Greek ??????/leucos(=white)+???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+...
- Dermatomyositis
Term: dermatomyositisOrigin: Anc Greek?????/derma (=skin beneath the epidermis with genitive case=????????/dermatos)Ø ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay) +???-/myo-(=compining...