Biology
gonopore
Term: gonopore
Literally meaning: ?genital passage?
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/gonos(=offspring)> ?????/ genea(=generation) >?????/geno(= ?produce?, ?give birth to?)
+?????/poros(=pore, passage)
Coined/History
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Definition
Gonopore is genital pore in many invertebrates and especially some insects.
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Gonopods
Term: gonopodsLiterally meaning: ?genital feet?Origin: Anc Greek?????/gonos(=offspring)> ?????/ genea(=generation) >?????/geno(= ?produce?, ?give birth to?)+????/pus(=foot)Coined/History(?)DefinitionGonopods...
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Spermatids
Term: spermatidsLiterally meaning: ?genital passage?Origin: Anc Greek??????(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)+-????/idio(=-id, suffix that is used as diminutive of a noun )Coined/History(?)DefinitionThe spermatid is...
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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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Osteoporosis
Term: osteoporosis Origin: anc Greek ??????/osteo?(=bone) + ?????/poros(=pore, passage) > ? (accumulate) + ??????/istimi(stand Definition: Osteoporosis is a disease of bones that leads to an increased risk of fracture as a result of reduction...
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