Biology
- 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...
- Dropsy
Term: dropsyOrigin: Anc Greek?????/hydrops(=abnormal accumulation of fluid in a body cavity)Literally meaning: wateryCoined/History(?)Definition Dropsy is an old name for edema in humans describing the situation which was characterised by a swollen abdomen....
- Angiocarditis
Term: angiocarditisOrigin: Anc Greek ??????-/angeio-(=vessel, receptacle) combining forms that are used as prefix meaning a vessel > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ ??????/cardia(=heart) which derived according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD) probably from verb ????????/kradeno...
- Dermatology
Term : dermatology Origin: Anc Greek ?????/derma(=skin beneath the epidermis) + -?????/logia(=study of)> ????? --> ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay)> ?????/logos(=speech, word, discourse)...
- Fungus
Word: fungus (pl fungi) Origin: Latin fungus (mushroom) < Greek word sphongos/??????? (=sponge) because of the fungi appearance, Coined: Horace (65 BC ? 8 BC), and Pliny (23 AD ? 79AD), Definition: eukaryotic organisms...
Biology
edema or oedema
Term: edema (Americak English) or oedema (British English)
Origin: Anc Greek ??????/edema(swelling)
> ??????/edano(=swell)
>????/eda(=see as edema is seen due to its size)
The same root has the name of the mythical Greek king in word Oedipus (???????? Oidípous) meaning "swollen-footed")
Definition:
Edema is an abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin in the small cavities that surround the body tissues and organs.
- 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...
- Dropsy
Term: dropsyOrigin: Anc Greek?????/hydrops(=abnormal accumulation of fluid in a body cavity)Literally meaning: wateryCoined/History(?)Definition Dropsy is an old name for edema in humans describing the situation which was characterised by a swollen abdomen....
- Angiocarditis
Term: angiocarditisOrigin: Anc Greek ??????-/angeio-(=vessel, receptacle) combining forms that are used as prefix meaning a vessel > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ ??????/cardia(=heart) which derived according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD) probably from verb ????????/kradeno...
- Dermatology
Term : dermatology Origin: Anc Greek ?????/derma(=skin beneath the epidermis) + -?????/logia(=study of)> ????? --> ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay)> ?????/logos(=speech, word, discourse)...
- Fungus
Word: fungus (pl fungi) Origin: Latin fungus (mushroom) < Greek word sphongos/??????? (=sponge) because of the fungi appearance, Coined: Horace (65 BC ? 8 BC), and Pliny (23 AD ? 79AD), Definition: eukaryotic organisms...