Biology
- Angiodysplasia
Term: angiodysplasiaLiterally meaning: ?abnormal vessel formation?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)??????/plasso(=create,...
- Enterocolitis
Term: enterocolitisLiterally meaning: "inflammation of of the colon and small intestine?Origin: Anc Greek???????/enteron(=intestine, bowel) < ?????/entos(=inside, within)???????/colitis(=inflammation of the colon and is often used to describe...
- Dysplasia
Term: dysplasia Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)??????/plasso(create, form, mold) Definition:Abnormal development usually enlargement of an organ,...
- Dysarthria
Term: dysarthria Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+????????/arthr?sis(=articulating)>??????/arthron(=part of the body or article) Definition:Dysarthria...
- Gastroenteritis
Term: gastroenteritis Origin: Ancient Greek ?????? >gaster(=stomach) + ??????> entero (=intestine) + itis (=inflammation) Coined: - Definition:an inflammation of the stomach and intestines resulting in anorexia, nausea, vomiting, fever ,...
Biology
dysentery
Term: dysentery
Origin: Anc Greek
???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune)
> ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)
> ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)
???????/enteron(=intestine)
>?????/entos(=inside, within)
Coined
by Hippocrates (ca. 460 BC ? ca. 370 BC)
Definition
Dysentery is an infectious inflammatory disorder of the intestine, usually caused by a bacterial, parasitic, or protozoan infection and resulting in pain, fever, and severe diarrhea, often accompanied by the frequent passage of feces, usually with blood and mucus. Dysentery is spread in food or water contaminated by feces.
- Angiodysplasia
Term: angiodysplasiaLiterally meaning: ?abnormal vessel formation?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)??????/plasso(=create,...
- Enterocolitis
Term: enterocolitisLiterally meaning: "inflammation of of the colon and small intestine?Origin: Anc Greek???????/enteron(=intestine, bowel) < ?????/entos(=inside, within)???????/colitis(=inflammation of the colon and is often used to describe...
- Dysplasia
Term: dysplasia Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)??????/plasso(create, form, mold) Definition:Abnormal development usually enlargement of an organ,...
- Dysarthria
Term: dysarthria Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+????????/arthr?sis(=articulating)>??????/arthron(=part of the body or article) Definition:Dysarthria...
- Gastroenteritis
Term: gastroenteritis Origin: Ancient Greek ?????? >gaster(=stomach) + ??????> entero (=intestine) + itis (=inflammation) Coined: - Definition:an inflammation of the stomach and intestines resulting in anorexia, nausea, vomiting, fever ,...