Biology
- Alcohol Fermentation
This beer was once made through alcohol fermentation! Alcohol fermentation is a process used in brewing, winemaking, and baking. The product of alcohol fermentation is ethanol which is toxic to the organism that produces it. Therefore, yeasts release...
- Sphygnomanometer Or Sphygometer
Term: sphygnomanometer or sphygometerLiterally meaning: ?measure of rare pulse? Origin: Anc Greek???????/sphygmos(=pulse) >?????/sphysso(=to throb)?????/manos(=thin, loose, rare)??????/metron (= measure)Coined/HistoryThe first crude clinical...
- Ataxia
Term: ataxia Origin: Anc Greek a/a( = privative prefix) + ?????/taxis( =order), +??/-ia( = condition). Definition: The lack of muscular coordination due to brain or/and to central nervous system damage. ...
- Gangrene
Term: gangrene Origin: Anc Greek ????????? (gagrena) < ???? (grao= gnaw) > latin gangraena" because it likes as a gnowing sore Coined: - Definition: serious medical condition that arises when a considerable mass of body tissue die,...
- Respiratory System.
Respiratory System.The cells of our body consume oxygen in order to obtain energy. In this process, called oxidation, the cells burn glucose using oxygen, releasing carbon dioxide, and obtaining the necessary energy to carry out several metabolic processes....
Biology
asphyxia
Term: asphyxia
Origin: Anc Greek
>?/a(privative, ?not?)
+?????/sphyzo(=throb)
without pulse
Definition
Asphyxia is a pathological condition due to lack of oxygen in respired air, usually results from an interruption of breathing due to mechanical blockage of the breathing passages or by choking, drowning, electric shock, injury, or the inhalation of non-toxic (or toxic) gases.
- Alcohol Fermentation
This beer was once made through alcohol fermentation! Alcohol fermentation is a process used in brewing, winemaking, and baking. The product of alcohol fermentation is ethanol which is toxic to the organism that produces it. Therefore, yeasts release...
- Sphygnomanometer Or Sphygometer
Term: sphygnomanometer or sphygometerLiterally meaning: ?measure of rare pulse? Origin: Anc Greek???????/sphygmos(=pulse) >?????/sphysso(=to throb)?????/manos(=thin, loose, rare)??????/metron (= measure)Coined/HistoryThe first crude clinical...
- Ataxia
Term: ataxia Origin: Anc Greek a/a( = privative prefix) + ?????/taxis( =order), +??/-ia( = condition). Definition: The lack of muscular coordination due to brain or/and to central nervous system damage. ...
- Gangrene
Term: gangrene Origin: Anc Greek ????????? (gagrena) < ???? (grao= gnaw) > latin gangraena" because it likes as a gnowing sore Coined: - Definition: serious medical condition that arises when a considerable mass of body tissue die,...
- Respiratory System.
Respiratory System.The cells of our body consume oxygen in order to obtain energy. In this process, called oxidation, the cells burn glucose using oxygen, releasing carbon dioxide, and obtaining the necessary energy to carry out several metabolic processes....