Biology
hemorrhage
Term: hemorrhage
Literally meaning: "escape of blood"
Origin: Anc Greek
????/heama(=blood) + ????/rage(=breaking)>???????/regnymai(=to break)
Coined: (?)
Definition :Bleeding.
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Phlebotomy
Term: phlebotomyLiterally meaning: ?incision in a vein?Origin: Anc Greek????/phleo(=fill, flood, flourish)+?????/temno(=cut) > ????/tome(=section, trunk, stalk)Coined/HistoryThe Egyptians, Greeks and Romans used blood extraction to rid the body of...
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Hematoma
Term: hematomaLiterally meaning: bloody conditionOrigin: Anc Greek????/hema(=blood)-???/-oma(=condition of a disease such as in tumors)Coined/History(?)Definition A collection of blood in an organ, space, or tissue outside the blood vessels. Hematomas...
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Epistaxis
Term: epistaxisOrigin: Anc Greek???-/epi(=as a prefix means 1. over, upon, at, towards, during ...
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Apoplexy
Term:apoplexy Origin: Anc Greek???/apo (=from) >??????/plesso(=strike)literally means ?by stroke? Coined: By Galen (129 ? 199/217;) Definition:Apoplexy is the medical condition due to cerebral hemorrhage leading ?? loss of consciousness,...
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Anemia And Suffix -emia
Term: anemia Literally meaning: "without blood" Origin: Anc Greek ???????/anaimia(= lack of blood) >?? /an (prefix that denotes absence) + ????/hema (blood) ---> -emia : suffix that denotes the term ????/hema (blood) Coined: the first...
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