Biology
- Balanitis
Term: balanitisLiterally meaning: ?inflammation of acorn?Origin: Anc Greek???????/ balanos(=acorn) +(-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is in feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun ? ?????/...
- Tendonitis
Term: tendontitis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of a tendon? Origin: Anc Greek?????/teino (=extend) > ?????/tanyo(=strain, stretch) > ??????/taenia(=band, ribon) +(-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.)...
- Salpingitis
Term: salpingitis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of fallopian tubes? Origin: Anc Greek???????/salpinx(=trumbet)++ (-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is in feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun...
- Pericarditis
Term: pericarditisLiterally meaning: ?inflammation of pericardium?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)+ ?????? /kardia (=heart) > derived according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD) probably from verb >????????/kradeno...
- -itis
Term: -itis Origin: Anc Greeik -????(modern Greek -?????)/-ites (= suffix which is used with the feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos/(=disease), denoting ?inflammation of?. Definition: noun suffix denoting inflammation of as in terms :...
Biology
epididymitis
Term: Term: epididymitis
Literally meaning: ?inflammation of epididymis?
Origin: Anc Greek
???-/epi-(= ?upon?, ?on?, ?besides? ?in addition?)
???????/didimos(=twin) > ???/dyo(=double, two)
+ (-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is in feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos /(=disease).
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Definition
Epididymitis is the inflammation of the epididymis (part of the spermatic duct system) mainly caused by infection.epididymitis
- Balanitis
Term: balanitisLiterally meaning: ?inflammation of acorn?Origin: Anc Greek???????/ balanos(=acorn) +(-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is in feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun ? ?????/...
- Tendonitis
Term: tendontitis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of a tendon? Origin: Anc Greek?????/teino (=extend) > ?????/tanyo(=strain, stretch) > ??????/taenia(=band, ribon) +(-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.)...
- Salpingitis
Term: salpingitis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of fallopian tubes? Origin: Anc Greek???????/salpinx(=trumbet)++ (-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is in feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun...
- Pericarditis
Term: pericarditisLiterally meaning: ?inflammation of pericardium?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)+ ?????? /kardia (=heart) > derived according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD) probably from verb >????????/kradeno...
- -itis
Term: -itis Origin: Anc Greeik -????(modern Greek -?????)/-ites (= suffix which is used with the feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos/(=disease), denoting ?inflammation of?. Definition: noun suffix denoting inflammation of as in terms :...