Biology
- Hydrocephalus
Term: hydrocephalusLiterally meaning: "water in the brain?Origin: Anc Greek???o-/hydro-(=suffix denoting water) >????/hydor(=water)???????/cephalin(=head) Coined/HistoryHippocrates (5th century B.C.), is thought to be the first physician to document...
- Craniosynostosis
??? Rudolph Virchow, (1888-1895)Term: craniosynostosisOrigin: Anc Greek ???????/cranion(=skull) >???????/cranaos(=rocky, hard, rough) + ???/syn(=with, together)+ ???????/???eo???(= relating to bone) > ??????/osteo?(=bone)CoinedIn 1830, by AW Otto...
- Trachea Or Windpipe
Term: trachea or windpipe Origin: Anc Greek ???????/tracheia(= feminine gender of ??????/trachys=rough) > verb ???????/tarazo(=ruffle) because of rough cartilaginous structure?s of trachea. Coined : The ancient Greegs considerated that trachea a conduit...
- 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...
- Comparison Between Vertebrates And Invertebrates
Vertebrates Invertebrates 1. Notochord is present in the embryo and vertebral column in the adult Notochord and vertebral column are absent in embryo and adult 2. Gill...
Biology
cranium
Term: cranium
Origin: Anc Greek
???????/cranion(=skull)
>???????/cranaos(=rocky, hard, rough)
Definition
The cranium is one of the two parts of the skull; the other is the mandible. Animals that have skulls are called craniates.
- Hydrocephalus
Term: hydrocephalusLiterally meaning: "water in the brain?Origin: Anc Greek???o-/hydro-(=suffix denoting water) >????/hydor(=water)???????/cephalin(=head) Coined/HistoryHippocrates (5th century B.C.), is thought to be the first physician to document...
- Craniosynostosis
??? Rudolph Virchow, (1888-1895)Term: craniosynostosisOrigin: Anc Greek ???????/cranion(=skull) >???????/cranaos(=rocky, hard, rough) + ???/syn(=with, together)+ ???????/???eo???(= relating to bone) > ??????/osteo?(=bone)CoinedIn 1830, by AW Otto...
- Trachea Or Windpipe
Term: trachea or windpipe Origin: Anc Greek ???????/tracheia(= feminine gender of ??????/trachys=rough) > verb ???????/tarazo(=ruffle) because of rough cartilaginous structure?s of trachea. Coined : The ancient Greegs considerated that trachea a conduit...
- 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...
- Comparison Between Vertebrates And Invertebrates
Vertebrates Invertebrates 1. Notochord is present in the embryo and vertebral column in the adult Notochord and vertebral column are absent in embryo and adult 2. Gill...