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endothelium
Term: endothelium
Literally 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 originally this word meant only the skin on the breast which is not identical to the epidermis and in literal translation it is a misnomer.
Coined/History
The term was coined in 1865 by the Swiss embryologist and anatomist Wilhelm Hirsch for cell layer lining the lumen of the vscular system and inner cavities of the body . Some years later the term was restricted to its modern usage.
Definition
The endothelium is the thin layer of cells that lines the interior surface of blood and lymph vessels.
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Thelorrhagia
Term: thelorrhagia Literally meaning:"escape of blood through nipple"Origin: Anc Greek????/????(=nipple)+ + ????/rage(=breaking) >???????/regnymai(=to break) Coined/History(?)Definition Thelorrhagia is bleeding from the nipple...
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Endocrine
Term: endocrineLiterally meaning: ?affecting within ?Origin: Anc Greek????-/endo-(= compining form for ?inside?, ?internal?, ?within?)+???????/ecrino(=to secrete)>??/ec>(=prefix meaning ?out?, ? from?) + ?????/crino(=to judge, to separate) Coined/History...
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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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Ectoderm
Term: ectodermOrigin: Anc Greek??, ???/ec, exo(=outside, external) ?????/derma(==skin beneath the epidermis) > ????? --> ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tightKarl Ernst von Baer (1792 - 1876 ) > ????/dero(=to peel,...
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Endoderm
Term: endodermOrigin: Anc Greek????/endo(=inside, internal, within)?????/derma(==skin beneath the epidermis) > ????? --> ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tightKarl Ernst von Baer (1792 - 1876 ) > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay)...
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