Biology
- Hydrocele
Term: hydroceleLiterally meaning: ?a sac of water?Origin: Anc Greek????/hydor(=water)+????/kele(=hernia, swelling)Coined/History Ancient Indian Surgeon Sushruta (800 BCE) described hydrocele and also how it be punctured and trapped...
- Myxedema
Term: myxedema Literally meaning: ?mucus swelling? Origin: Anc Greek????/myxa(=mucus, snot) > ????????/myssomai(=discharge from the nose) > ??????/mycter(=nostril)+??????/edema(=swelling) > ??????/edano(=swell) >????/eda(=see, as edema...
- 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...
- Empyema
Term: empyemaLiterally meaning: ?suppuration, pus production?Origin: Anc Greek???????/empyema(=suppuration)??-/en (= prefix meaning ?in?, ?into? or ?cause to be?)+????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)Coined/History (?)Definition Empyema...
- Ascites
Term: ascitesOrigin: Anc Greek from ???????/ascites(=hydrops) > ?????/askos(=sac)Coined: Erasistratus(ca. 300-250 BC) was the first who recognized ascites and connected it with hepatic disease. Celsus (30BC-50AD) postulated...
Biology
dropsy
Term: dropsy
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/hydrops(=abnormal accumulation of fluid in a body cavity)
Literally meaning: watery
Coined/History
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Definition
Dropsy is an old name for edema in humans describing the situation which was characterised by a swollen abdomen.
- Hydrocele
Term: hydroceleLiterally meaning: ?a sac of water?Origin: Anc Greek????/hydor(=water)+????/kele(=hernia, swelling)Coined/History Ancient Indian Surgeon Sushruta (800 BCE) described hydrocele and also how it be punctured and trapped...
- Myxedema
Term: myxedema Literally meaning: ?mucus swelling? Origin: Anc Greek????/myxa(=mucus, snot) > ????????/myssomai(=discharge from the nose) > ??????/mycter(=nostril)+??????/edema(=swelling) > ??????/edano(=swell) >????/eda(=see, as edema...
- 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...
- Empyema
Term: empyemaLiterally meaning: ?suppuration, pus production?Origin: Anc Greek???????/empyema(=suppuration)??-/en (= prefix meaning ?in?, ?into? or ?cause to be?)+????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)Coined/History (?)Definition Empyema...
- Ascites
Term: ascitesOrigin: Anc Greek from ???????/ascites(=hydrops) > ?????/askos(=sac)Coined: Erasistratus(ca. 300-250 BC) was the first who recognized ascites and connected it with hepatic disease. Celsus (30BC-50AD) postulated...