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gonopods
Term: gonopods
Literally meaning: ?genital feet?
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/gonos(=offspring)> ?????/ genea(=generation) >?????/geno(= ?produce?, ?give birth to?)
+????/pus(=foot)
Coined/History
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Definition
Gonopods are appendages that are the reproductive organs of some arthropods.
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Gonopore
Term: gonoporeLiterally meaning: ?genital passage?Origin: Anc Greek?????/gonos(=offspring)> ?????/ genea(=generation) >?????/geno(= ?produce?, ?give birth to?)+?????/poros(=pore, passage)Coined/History(?)DefinitionGonopore...
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Genotype
Term: genotypeLiterally meaning: ?genome type?Origin: Anc Greek?????/ genea(=generation) > ?????/geno (=birth to) >+?????/typos(=type, form, shape, appearance) > ?????/typto(=hit, stamp)Coined/HistoryIn 1905 by the Danish botanist Wilhelm Johannsen...
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Lipogenesis
Term: lipogenesisLiterally meaning: creation of fatsOrigin: Anc Greek?????/?????(=fat, grease) >????? > verb ?????/livo(=grease)+???????/genesis(=origin, creation) >?????/ genea(=generation) > ?????/geno (=birth to, produce)Coined/HistoryDefinition...
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Glycogenesis
Term: glycogenesisLiterally meaning: ?process of sugar production ?Origin: Anc Greek??????/glycos(=sweet) as glycose, an older term for glucose,+???????/genesis(=origin) >?????/ genea(=generation) > ?????/geno (=birth to, produce)Coined/History(?)Glycogen...
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Blennorrhea, Gonorrhea
Term: blennorrhea, gonorrheablenno+rrhea, gono+rrhea Origin: Anc Greek ??????/blenna(=mucus)+???/roe(=flow) ?????/gonos(=offspring)> ?????/ genea(=generation)because initially mucus discharge was mistaken for semen+???/roe(=flow) CoinedThe term gonorrhea...
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