Biology
gastroenteritis
Term: gastroenteritis
Origin: Ancient Greek
?????? >gaster(=stomach) + ??????> entero (=intestine) + itis (=inflammation)
Coined: -
Definition:
an inflammation of the stomach and intestines resulting in anorexia, nausea, vomiting, fever , abdominal cramps and diarrhea. The condition may be caused by bacterial enterotoxins, bacterial or viral invasion, chemical toxins.
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comments:
Gk,
gaster +
enteron, intestine,
itis, inflammation
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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,...
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Dysentery
Term: dysenteryOrigin: Anc Greek ???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown) ???????/enteron(=intestine)>?????/entos(=inside, within) Coinedby Hippocrates...
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Colitis
Term : colitis Origin: An Greek ?????/colon(=large intestine) + -????/itis(=inflammation of) Definition: Inflammation of colon due usually to inflammatory bowel disease or infections ....
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-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 :...
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Gaster
Term: gaster Origin: Ancient Greek Coined: - Definition: stomach Runon derivatives : gastritis, gastroenteritis, gastrocolitis, gastrogavage, gastrorrhea, gastropathy, gastromegaly, gastrospasm, gastrostomy, gastrin comments: ...
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