Biology
- Atheroma
Term: atheroma Origin: ?????/?????/atheri(=groats, or porridge) + -oma (-noun suffix used usually to form names of tumors or to denote marked growth). The term derived by the sense of the fatty depost in the inner lining of the artery like an encysted...
- Cardio-
Term: cardio- Origin: Anc Greek ?????? /kardia (=heart) which derived according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD) probably from verb ????????/kradeno (=rattle, rock). Coined: The word was stated as ??????/kardii (=heart) by Homer in...
- Brain
Term: brain Origin: ancient Greek bregma(=front part of the head), Old High German bregman, old English braegen Coined: 16th century Definition: part of nervous system contained in the skull of vertebrates Runon derivatives : comments: the...
- Fungus
Word: fungus (pl fungi) Origin: Latin fungus (mushroom) < Greek word sphongos/??????? (=sponge) because of the fungi appearance, Coined: Horace (65 BC ? 8 BC), and Pliny (23 AD ? 79AD), Definition: eukaryotic organisms...
- Etymology
Word: etymology Origin: Greek /å????? (=real) + ????(=say) Coined: - Definition: the origin and historical development of a linguistic form Runon derivatives : comments:...
Biology
carotid
Term: carotid
Origin: Anc Greek ????????/karotida(=carotid artery) from verb ?????/karoo(=plunge into stupor) because it was thought that pressing hard on these arteries made mammals lose consciousness. Another word etymology is derived from the anc Greek word ????/kara (=head).
Coined: -
Definition:
pertaining to carotid artery (one of the two great arteries of the neck)
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- Atheroma
Term: atheroma Origin: ?????/?????/atheri(=groats, or porridge) + -oma (-noun suffix used usually to form names of tumors or to denote marked growth). The term derived by the sense of the fatty depost in the inner lining of the artery like an encysted...
- Cardio-
Term: cardio- Origin: Anc Greek ?????? /kardia (=heart) which derived according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD) probably from verb ????????/kradeno (=rattle, rock). Coined: The word was stated as ??????/kardii (=heart) by Homer in...
- Brain
Term: brain Origin: ancient Greek bregma(=front part of the head), Old High German bregman, old English braegen Coined: 16th century Definition: part of nervous system contained in the skull of vertebrates Runon derivatives : comments: the...
- Fungus
Word: fungus (pl fungi) Origin: Latin fungus (mushroom) < Greek word sphongos/??????? (=sponge) because of the fungi appearance, Coined: Horace (65 BC ? 8 BC), and Pliny (23 AD ? 79AD), Definition: eukaryotic organisms...
- Etymology
Word: etymology Origin: Greek /å????? (=real) + ????(=say) Coined: - Definition: the origin and historical development of a linguistic form Runon derivatives : comments:...