Biology
- Dyschondroplasia Or, Chondrodysplasia
Term: dyschodroplasia or, chondrodysplasiaLiterally meaning: ?abnormal cartilage formation?Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune)> ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+???????/chondros...
- Angiomegaly
Term: angiomegalyLiterally meaning: ?vessel enlargement?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ ?????/megas(=great, large, mighty" > (feminine) ??????/megali,Coined/History(?)DefinitionAngiomegaly is a vascular...
- Enterocolitis
Term: enterocolitisLiterally meaning: "inflammation of of the colon and small intestine?Origin: Anc Greek???????/enteron(=intestine, bowel) < ?????/entos(=inside, within)???????/colitis(=inflammation of the colon and is often used to describe...
- Dysplasia
Term: dysplasia Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)??????/plasso(create, form, mold) Definition:Abnormal development usually enlargement of an organ,...
- Angio-, Angei-, Angi-,
Term: angio-, angei-, (before vowel)angi- Origin:. Anc Greek ???????/angeion (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube) Definition: combining forms that are used as prefix meaning a vessel 1. Blood or lymph vessel.2. Capsule of seeds in...
Biology
angiodysplasia
Term: angiodysplasia
Literally meaning: ?abnormal vessel formation?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)
+???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)
??????/plasso(=create, form, mold)
Coined/History
Phillips first described a vascular abnormality that caused bleeding from the large bowel in a letter to the London Medical Gazette in 1839 but the ternm was coined by finally in 1974 by Galdabini.
Source
Galdabini JJ, Waitman AC, Norellio PA, Greenfield AJ, Ezreleta M. Angiodysplasia of the colon: a cause of rectal bleeding. J Cardiovasc Radiol 1978;1:3-13.
Definition
Angiodysplasia is a small vascular malformation beneath the lining of the large intestine. This condition may be asymptomatic, or it may cause gastrointestinal bleeding. Treatment for angiodysplasia may include laser cautery that is performed during colonscopy.
- Dyschondroplasia Or, Chondrodysplasia
Term: dyschodroplasia or, chondrodysplasiaLiterally meaning: ?abnormal cartilage formation?Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune)> ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+???????/chondros...
- Angiomegaly
Term: angiomegalyLiterally meaning: ?vessel enlargement?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ ?????/megas(=great, large, mighty" > (feminine) ??????/megali,Coined/History(?)DefinitionAngiomegaly is a vascular...
- Enterocolitis
Term: enterocolitisLiterally meaning: "inflammation of of the colon and small intestine?Origin: Anc Greek???????/enteron(=intestine, bowel) < ?????/entos(=inside, within)???????/colitis(=inflammation of the colon and is often used to describe...
- Dysplasia
Term: dysplasia Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)??????/plasso(create, form, mold) Definition:Abnormal development usually enlargement of an organ,...
- Angio-, Angei-, Angi-,
Term: angio-, angei-, (before vowel)angi- Origin:. Anc Greek ???????/angeion (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube) Definition: combining forms that are used as prefix meaning a vessel 1. Blood or lymph vessel.2. Capsule of seeds in...