Biology
- Hepatitis
Term: hepatitisOrigin Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >genitive ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host. In Greek mythology,...
- Hepatology
Term: hepatologyOrigin Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >genitive ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host. In Greek mythology,...
- Cirrhosis
Term: cirrhosis Origin: Anc Greek ??????/kirros(= yellowish) + ????/-osis(= suffic meaning a state of disease) because of tawny color of diseased liver. Coined : in 1819 by French physician René Laennec (1781 ?1826) Definition:Cirrhosis is a...
- Coagulation Factors And Related Substances
Number and/or name Function Associated genetic disorders I (Fibrinogen) Forms clot (fibrin) Congenital afibrinogenemia, Familial renal amyloidosis II (Prothrombin) Its active form (IIa) activates I, V, VII, VIII, XI, XIII,...
- 1/28/14
Today Mrs.Tyrell got some cow liver and did many things with it. First she added water which did nothing to the liver, but then she add hydrogen peroxide which made it bubble and fizz. I honestly thought the cow liver looked nasty. ...
Biology
heparin
Term: heparin
Literally meaning:
Origin: Anc Greek
????/hepar(=?????) because heparin is found especially in liver and lung tissue
>????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host.
Coined/History
Heparin was isolated in 1916 by Jay McLean and William Henry Howell from canine liver cells but the term was coined later in 1918 by H Howell.
Definition
A naturally occurring mucopolysaccharide that prevents platelet agglutination and blood clotting acting as an antithrombin factor. Heparin is also made synthetically.
- Hepatitis
Term: hepatitisOrigin Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >genitive ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host. In Greek mythology,...
- Hepatology
Term: hepatologyOrigin Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >genitive ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host. In Greek mythology,...
- Cirrhosis
Term: cirrhosis Origin: Anc Greek ??????/kirros(= yellowish) + ????/-osis(= suffic meaning a state of disease) because of tawny color of diseased liver. Coined : in 1819 by French physician René Laennec (1781 ?1826) Definition:Cirrhosis is a...
- Coagulation Factors And Related Substances
Number and/or name Function Associated genetic disorders I (Fibrinogen) Forms clot (fibrin) Congenital afibrinogenemia, Familial renal amyloidosis II (Prothrombin) Its active form (IIa) activates I, V, VII, VIII, XI, XIII,...
- 1/28/14
Today Mrs.Tyrell got some cow liver and did many things with it. First she added water which did nothing to the liver, but then she add hydrogen peroxide which made it bubble and fizz. I honestly thought the cow liver looked nasty. ...