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dactylography
Term: dactylography
Origin: Anc Greek
????????/dactylos(=finger) > ???????/deictes(=index finger) + ????/ero(=lift, rise)
-??????/graphia(=-graphy, a combining form denoting something written or represented as in words biography, geography, photography. > ??????/gramma(=letter)
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Definition:
Dactylography is the scientific study of fingerprints in order to identify someone.
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Angiography
Term: angiographyLiterally meaning: ?image(record) of the vessels?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+(-??????)/-graphia(=-graphy, a combining form denoting something written or represented as in words biography,...
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Electroencelograph (eeg) Or Encephalogram
Term: electroencephalography (EEG) and encephalogramLiterally meaning: ?image of electrical condition of the brain?Origin: Anc Greek/ç???????/electron(=amber) >???????/helector(=shining light) > ?????/helios(=sun)+ ???/ago(=carry)...
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Spermatodactyl
Term: spermatodactylLiterally meaning: ?sperm finger?Origin: Anc Greek??????(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)+????????/dactylos(=finger) > ???????/deictes(=index finger) + ????/ero(=lift, rise)Coined/History(?)DefinitionSpermatodactyl...
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Zygodactyl Or Zygodactylous
Term: zygodactyl or zygodactylous Literally meaning: ?paired toes? Origin: Anc Greek?????/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double)+????????/dactylos(=finger) > ???????/deictes(=index finger) + ????/ero(=lift, rise) Coined/History(?) DefinitionZygodactyl...
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Tomography, Tomograph, Tomogram
Term: tomography Literally meaning: ?the process of writing the slices? Origin: Anc Greek????/tome(=section, slice, trunk, stalk) >?????/temno(=cut) -??????/graphia(=-graphy, a combining form denoting something written or represented as...
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