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endosteum
Term: endosteum
Literally meaning: ? bone inside?
Origin: Anc Greek
????-/endo-(= compining form for ?inside?, ?internal?, ?within?)
+ ??????/osteo?(=bone) > ? (accumulate) + ??????/istimi(stand)
+-um=latin suffix that forms singular nouns
Coined/History
Definition
Endosteum is a membrane that lines the inner surface of all bones.
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Synostosis
Term: synostosis Literally meaning: "bones together? Origin: Anc Greek>???/syn(=together, with) + ??????/osteo?(=bone) > ? (accumulate) + ??????/istimi(stand) +(-????)/(-osis )(=suffix denoting ?process? or ?state?) Coined/HistoryIn 1830, by...
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Endocardium
Term: endocardiumLiterally meaning: ?inner he?rt?Origin: Anc Greek????-/endo-(= compining form for ?inside?, ?internal?, ?within?)+ ?????? /kardia (=heart) > derived according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD) probably from verb >????????/kradeno (=rattle,...
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Enostosis
Term: enostosisLiterally meaning: " bone inside?Origin: Anc Greek??/en-(= prefix meaning ?in?)??????/osteo?(=bone) > ? (accumulate) + ??????/istimi(stand) Coined/History (?)Definition An enostosis or bone island represents a morbid bony growth...
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Endothelium
Term: endotheliumLiterally meaning: " internal epithelium?Origin: Anc Greek????-/endo-(= compining form for ?inside?, ?internal?, ?within?)+????????/epithelio(=epithelium)>???/epi(=on, upon)????/theli(=nipple) literally meaning ?on nipple? because...
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Osteoporosis
Term: osteoporosis Origin: anc Greek ??????/osteo?(=bone) + ?????/poros(=pore, passage) > ? (accumulate) + ??????/istimi(stand Definition: Osteoporosis is a disease of bones that leads to an increased risk of fracture as a result of reduction...
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