Biology
Term: Catheter
Definition
- Angiogram
Term: angiogramLiterally meaning: ?the record or image of a vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+?????? /gramma(=letter) > ?????/grapho(=write)Coined/HistoryThis technique was first developed in the year...
- Angioplasty
Term: angioplastyLiterally meaning: ?vessel forming? or ?vessel molding??Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+??????/plasso(=to shape) Coined/HistoryThe term was coined in January...
- Angioscopy
Term: angioscopyLiterally meaning: ?examination of vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ ??????/scopos(=aim, look at) Coined/HistoryThe first record for a successful angioscopy was by surgeons during operations...
- Lithotripsy, Lithotrity
Term: lithotripsy, lithotrityLiterally meaning: breaking stonesOrigin: Anc Greek?????/lithos(=stone)?????/trivo(=rub) Coined/HistoryLithotripsy emerged in the early 19thy cen as an alternative to the life-threatening perineal lithotomy. Surprisingly the...
- Sthethoscope
Term: stethoscopeOrigin: Anc Greek ??????/stethos(=brest)+ ??????/scopos(=aim, look at) CoinedThe stethoscope was invented in 1816 by French phycisian Rene Laennec at the Necker-Enfants malades Hospital in Paris. One day, when he...
Biology
catheter
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| Benjamin Franklin (1706? 1790) |
Origin: Anc Greek
???????/cathiemi(=to let down, thrust in)
> ????/cata(=down) + ????/eemi(=send)
Coined
Catheters were used by both ancient Egyptians and Greeks. The modern form of catheter was invented in Europe and brought to the US
Definition
a thin flexible tube that is inserted into a part of the body as a cavity, duct, or vessel to inject or drain away fluid or to keep a passage open eg urinary catheters are used to drain the bladder.
- Angiogram
Term: angiogramLiterally meaning: ?the record or image of a vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+?????? /gramma(=letter) > ?????/grapho(=write)Coined/HistoryThis technique was first developed in the year...
- Angioplasty
Term: angioplastyLiterally meaning: ?vessel forming? or ?vessel molding??Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+??????/plasso(=to shape) Coined/HistoryThe term was coined in January...
- Angioscopy
Term: angioscopyLiterally meaning: ?examination of vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ ??????/scopos(=aim, look at) Coined/HistoryThe first record for a successful angioscopy was by surgeons during operations...
- Lithotripsy, Lithotrity
Term: lithotripsy, lithotrityLiterally meaning: breaking stonesOrigin: Anc Greek?????/lithos(=stone)?????/trivo(=rub) Coined/HistoryLithotripsy emerged in the early 19thy cen as an alternative to the life-threatening perineal lithotomy. Surprisingly the...
- Sthethoscope
Term: stethoscopeOrigin: Anc Greek ??????/stethos(=brest)+ ??????/scopos(=aim, look at) CoinedThe stethoscope was invented in 1816 by French phycisian Rene Laennec at the Necker-Enfants malades Hospital in Paris. One day, when he...