Biology
- Orchitis
Term: orchitis Literally meaning: ?testicle?s inflammation? Origin: Anc Greek?????/orchis(=testicle) > probably derived by verb ????????/orcheome(=dance) because of their appearance in ancient naked athletes+ (-????)/-???? (=-itis,...
- Popholyx
Term: popholyxLiterally meaning: ?bubble?Origin: Anc Greek ????????/ popholyx (=bubble) >??????/pomphos(=blister) >???????/ paphlazo(=swash, plash)Coined/History Pompholyx is also known as dyshidrosis, a term...
- Porphyria
Term: porphyriaLiterally meaning: ?state or disease characterised by purple hue?Origin: Anc Greek ?????????/porphyroun(= deep red or marine shell Haustellum brandaris which used for extraction of ??????? dye ???/pyr(=fire) +????/phyro(=stir)+-??/-ia(=suffix...
- Herpes
Term: herpesLiterally meaning: creepingOrigin: Anc Greek????/herpo(=creep, crawl) cognate with Latin serp?ns serpent bacause of the general behavior when a virus is spread to another.Coined/HistoryBy Hippocrates (460 BC ? ca. 370) in order to describe...
- Ecthyma
Term: ecthymaLiterally meaning: ?break out in a rush?Origin: Anc Greek?????/ecthyo(=break out) > ??-/ec- (=prefix meaning «out?, ? from?)+???/thyo= (?seethe?) Coined/History (?)According Homer (author of the Iliad and the Odyssey)...
Biology
erythema
Term: erythema
Literally meaning: sieve like
Origin: Anc Greek
???????/erythros(=red)
Coined/History
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Definition
Erythema is a situation which is characterised by redness of the skin, caused by hyperemia (dilation) of the capillaries of the skin for example, as caused by sunburn, insect bites, infections, allergy or non-ionizing radiation.
- Orchitis
Term: orchitis Literally meaning: ?testicle?s inflammation? Origin: Anc Greek?????/orchis(=testicle) > probably derived by verb ????????/orcheome(=dance) because of their appearance in ancient naked athletes+ (-????)/-???? (=-itis,...
- Popholyx
Term: popholyxLiterally meaning: ?bubble?Origin: Anc Greek ????????/ popholyx (=bubble) >??????/pomphos(=blister) >???????/ paphlazo(=swash, plash)Coined/History Pompholyx is also known as dyshidrosis, a term...
- Porphyria
Term: porphyriaLiterally meaning: ?state or disease characterised by purple hue?Origin: Anc Greek ?????????/porphyroun(= deep red or marine shell Haustellum brandaris which used for extraction of ??????? dye ???/pyr(=fire) +????/phyro(=stir)+-??/-ia(=suffix...
- Herpes
Term: herpesLiterally meaning: creepingOrigin: Anc Greek????/herpo(=creep, crawl) cognate with Latin serp?ns serpent bacause of the general behavior when a virus is spread to another.Coined/HistoryBy Hippocrates (460 BC ? ca. 370) in order to describe...
- Ecthyma
Term: ecthymaLiterally meaning: ?break out in a rush?Origin: Anc Greek?????/ecthyo(=break out) > ??-/ec- (=prefix meaning «out?, ? from?)+???/thyo= (?seethe?) Coined/History (?)According Homer (author of the Iliad and the Odyssey)...