Biology
- Heparin
Term: heparinLiterally 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...
- 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...
- Liver Is My Lover
1. The liver is the largest internal and most metabolically complex organ in humans.2. Liver is also the largest gland in our body.3. The...
- 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
hepatomegaly
Term: hepatomegaly
Literally meaning: ?large liver?
Origin: Anc Greek
????/hepar(=liver) >(genitive case) ??????/hepatos
>????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host.
+?????/megas(=great, large, mighty" > (feminine case) ??????/megali,
Coined/History
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Definition
Hepatomegaly is an enlarged liver that is usually a symptom of a medical condition or a disease.
- Heparin
Term: heparinLiterally 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...
- 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...
- Liver Is My Lover
1. The liver is the largest internal and most metabolically complex organ in humans.2. Liver is also the largest gland in our body.3. The...
- 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. ...