Biology
exostosis
Term: exostosis
Literally meaning: ?outgrowth of a bone?
Origin: Anc Greek
???>??/exo>(before vowels ex-)(=outside)
'ï???[õ?/ostoun(=bone)
Coined/History
In 1891, Orlow coined the term 'exostosis bursata' to describe bursae developing between osteochondromas and surrounding soft tissues
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Definition:
Exostosis is the formation of an abnormal bony growth on the surface of bone or teeth. Where exostoses are capped with cartilage, they are termed osteochondromas.
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Acropachy
Term: acropahyLiterally meaning: ?thick edge? or ?thick extremity?Origin: Anc Greek????/ acro(=edge)+ ?????/pachys(=thick)Coined/HistoryThe term acropachy, was first employed by Högler in 1920 in discussing the secondary osteoarthropathies. Periosteal...
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Dyschondroplasia Or, Chondrodysplasia
Term: dyschodroplasia or, chondrodysplasiaLiterally meaning: ?abnormal cartilage formation?Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune)> ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+???????/chondros...
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Osteoclast
Term: osteoclastLiterally meaning: ?what breaks bones?Origin: Anc Greek'ï???[õ?/ostoun(=bone)+????,?/ klao, klo(=break, prune)Coined/History Osteoclasts were discovered on bone surface by Swiss anatomist Albert von Kolliker (1817-1905), ...
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Myeloma
Term: myelomaLiterally meaning: ?growth of bone marrow? Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)+-???/-oma (suffix denoting state or condition of mass growth)Coined/HistoryBy Russian phycisian von Rustizky in 1873...
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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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