Biology
- Hermaphrodite
Term: hermaphroditeLiterally meaning: ?Hermes and Aphrodite (in one body)?Origin: Anc Greek????????????/Hermaphroditos(=a minor deity, the handsome youth son of Hermes and Aphrodite who was fused with nymph, Salmacis, after her prayer...
- Gynecomastia
Term: gynecomastia Literally meaning: ?w?man?s breast?Origin: Anc Greek????/gyne (=woman, female) > genitive ????????/gynecos > ?????/gonos(=offspring) + ???/ico(=carry)+??????/mastos(=breast)Coined/History The term is attributed to Greek...
- Holandric
Term: holandricLiterally meaning: ?entirely male?Origin: Anc Greek????/holos(= whole, entire, all)??????/andros(=genitive case of noun ????/aner=man, male)Coined/HistoryIn 1922 by Enriques in order to describe a type of inhetritance in which all males...
- Andrology
Term: andrologyLiterally meaning: ?about man, study of man?Origin: Anc Greek??????/andros(=genitive case of noun ????/aner=man, male)?????/logos(=word, speech, discourse, reason)>-?????/-logia(=logy, study of) ...
- Chemical Co-ordination
Click here for PDFEndocrine system includes endocrine glands and their secretions (hormones).Hormones are non-nutrient chemicals that act as intercellular messengers and are produced in trace amounts. HUMAN ENDOCRINE (DUCTLESS) GLANDS1....
Biology
androgen
Term: adrogen
Origin: Anc Greek ?????????? < ??????, genitive of word ????/aner(=male) + ?????/genos(=generation, produced by) -à generating man
Coined :
In the article ?Endocrines theory and practice? in J Chemistry and Assay of male hormones (1957) by R.K Callow and A.S Parkes is mentioned that :
?the terms androgenic in the sense of causing the development of male organs and characters and androgen a substance with this property, have been used by American writers . They supply very necessary parallels to the terms ?oestrogenic? and oestrogen? applied to female sex hormones.?
Definition:
Any of a group of hormones, such as testosterone or androsterone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of the secondary male sex characteristics.
- Hermaphrodite
Term: hermaphroditeLiterally meaning: ?Hermes and Aphrodite (in one body)?Origin: Anc Greek????????????/Hermaphroditos(=a minor deity, the handsome youth son of Hermes and Aphrodite who was fused with nymph, Salmacis, after her prayer...
- Gynecomastia
Term: gynecomastia Literally meaning: ?w?man?s breast?Origin: Anc Greek????/gyne (=woman, female) > genitive ????????/gynecos > ?????/gonos(=offspring) + ???/ico(=carry)+??????/mastos(=breast)Coined/History The term is attributed to Greek...
- Holandric
Term: holandricLiterally meaning: ?entirely male?Origin: Anc Greek????/holos(= whole, entire, all)??????/andros(=genitive case of noun ????/aner=man, male)Coined/HistoryIn 1922 by Enriques in order to describe a type of inhetritance in which all males...
- Andrology
Term: andrologyLiterally meaning: ?about man, study of man?Origin: Anc Greek??????/andros(=genitive case of noun ????/aner=man, male)?????/logos(=word, speech, discourse, reason)>-?????/-logia(=logy, study of) ...
- Chemical Co-ordination
Click here for PDFEndocrine system includes endocrine glands and their secretions (hormones).Hormones are non-nutrient chemicals that act as intercellular messengers and are produced in trace amounts. HUMAN ENDOCRINE (DUCTLESS) GLANDS1....