Biology
- Hepatitis
Term: hepatitisOrigin Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >genitive ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host. In Greek mythology,...
- Hepatology
Term: hepatologyOrigin Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >genitive ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host. In Greek mythology,...
- Brochiectasis
Term: brochiectasisOrigin: Anc Greek ?????o?/brochos(=windpipe, throat) > ????/vrin(=suck, swallow) + ???????/ectasis(= extension) > ??/ec(=from) + ?????/taneo(=stretch) CoinedFirst described in 1819 by French physician René-Théophile-Hyacinthe...
- Alcoholism- Effects And Treatment
Types of alcohols Alcohols include, a. Beverages: They contain 5-15% alcohol. E,g, Wine, beer and toddy. b. Spirits: They contain more than 50% alcohol. E.g. Whisky, brandy, rum, gin, arrack etc . The victims of alcoholism...
- 1/28/14
Today Mrs.Tyrell got some cow liver and did many things with it. First she added water which did nothing to the liver, but then she add hydrogen peroxide which made it bubble and fizz. I honestly thought the cow liver looked nasty. ...
Biology
cirrhosis
Term: cirrhosis
Origin: Anc Greek ??????/kirros(= yellowish) + ????/-osis(= suffic meaning a state of disease) because of tawny color of diseased liver.
Coined : in 1819 by French physician René Laennec (1781 ?1826)
Definition:
Cirrhosis is a chronic degenerative liver disease that is characterized by the replacement of liver tissue by fibrous (scar) one leading to abnormal liver function and blood circulation. Cirrhosis is often the consequence of chronic hepatitis or of alcoholism.
- Hepatitis
Term: hepatitisOrigin Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >genitive ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host. In Greek mythology,...
- Hepatology
Term: hepatologyOrigin Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >genitive ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host. In Greek mythology,...
- Brochiectasis
Term: brochiectasisOrigin: Anc Greek ?????o?/brochos(=windpipe, throat) > ????/vrin(=suck, swallow) + ???????/ectasis(= extension) > ??/ec(=from) + ?????/taneo(=stretch) CoinedFirst described in 1819 by French physician René-Théophile-Hyacinthe...
- Alcoholism- Effects And Treatment
Types of alcohols Alcohols include, a. Beverages: They contain 5-15% alcohol. E,g, Wine, beer and toddy. b. Spirits: They contain more than 50% alcohol. E.g. Whisky, brandy, rum, gin, arrack etc . The victims of alcoholism...
- 1/28/14
Today Mrs.Tyrell got some cow liver and did many things with it. First she added water which did nothing to the liver, but then she add hydrogen peroxide which made it bubble and fizz. I honestly thought the cow liver looked nasty. ...