Biology
- Dyschondroplasia Or, Chondrodysplasia
Term: dyschodroplasia or, chondrodysplasiaLiterally meaning: ?abnormal cartilage formation?Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune)> ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+???????/chondros...
- 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,...
- Dysphagia
Term: dysphagia Literally meaning: "difficulty in eating" Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+??????/ephagon(=indefinite tense of verb "?????"/esthio(eat,...
- 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...
- Dystrophy
Term: dystrophy Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=to decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+?????/trophe(=food, nourishment)Because in dystrophies the muscle seems to have defective nutrition....
Biology
dystonia
Term:dystonia
Origin: Anc Greek
???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune)
> ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)
?????/tonos (=impairment of muscle tone)
> ?????/taneo(=strain)
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| Hermann Oppenheim (1858-1919) |
Coined: in 1911 by the German neurologist Hermann Oppenheim (1858-1919) who coined the term dystonia musculorum deformans although the term ?torsion dystonia? has been used before , not every patient with dystonia has torsion=twisting of an organ.
Definition:
A movement disorder characterized by involuntary sustained muscle contractions of the trunk and limbs that result in writhing or twisting movements, tremor, and abnormal posture.
- Dyschondroplasia Or, Chondrodysplasia
Term: dyschodroplasia or, chondrodysplasiaLiterally meaning: ?abnormal cartilage formation?Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune)> ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+???????/chondros...
- 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,...
- Dysphagia
Term: dysphagia Literally meaning: "difficulty in eating" Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+??????/ephagon(=indefinite tense of verb "?????"/esthio(eat,...
- 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...
- Dystrophy
Term: dystrophy Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=to decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+?????/trophe(=food, nourishment)Because in dystrophies the muscle seems to have defective nutrition....