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cholaemia or cholaemia
Term: cholaemia or cholaemia
Literally meaning: ?blood with bile?
-?????/-hemia (=suffix denoting blood) > ????/hema(=blood)
????/chole (=bile) > ?????/cholos(=green because of its colour or (=anger metaphorically)
Origin: Anc Greek
-?????/-hemia (=suffix denoting blood) > ????/hema(=blood)
????/chole (=bile) > ?????/cholos(=green because of its colour or (=anger metaphorically)
Coined/History
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Definition
Cholemia is the condition which is characterised by the presence of excess bile usually as the result of liver dysfunction. Cholemia is accompanied by jaundice.
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Term: hematuria Literally meaning: ?urine with blood? Origin: Anc Greek ????-/hema(-blood) (gen ???????/hematos) +?????/-uria > ?????uron(=urine) Coined/History Definition The presence of erythrocytes in urine ...
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Phlegm
Term: phlegmLiterally meaning: ?humour caused by heat?Origin: Anc Greek?????/phlego(=burn, send out fire)Coined/HistoryThe term is associated with the theory of humurism credited to Hippocrates. This thery reffered to four humours (yellow bile, blood,...
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Hematology Or Haematology
Term: hematology or haematologyLiterally meaning: ?about blood?Origin: Anc Greek????/hema(=blood)-?????/logia(=logy, suffix meaning ?study of?, ?speech?, ?discourse?) > ???/leo (=speak).Coined/History(?)Hippocrates (460 BC ? ca. 370 BC) first reffered...
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Toxemia
Term: Toxemia (blood poisoning) Origin: Anc Greek ???????/toxicon(=(poison used to poison arrow heads) > ?????/toxon(bow) + ?????/-hemia (=suffix denoting blood) Coined: ? (In 1930, Rowe coined the term "allergic toxemia" to describe a syndrome...
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Anemia And Suffix -emia
Term: anemia Literally meaning: "without blood" Origin: Anc Greek ???????/anaimia(= lack of blood) >?? /an (prefix that denotes absence) + ????/hema (blood) ---> -emia : suffix that denotes the term ????/hema (blood) Coined: the first...
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