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histology

Term: histology

Origin: Anc Greek

????? / histos(=warp, web) > ??????/istimi(=stand, inhibit)

+?????/-logia(=study of)

Coined: Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694) was the first who described pulmonary alveoli, capillaries, renal corpuscles, splenic corpuscles, and the Malpigian layer of the skin. Finally in 1819 the word ?histologie? coined by August Mayer (1787-1865) in his book Über Histologie und eine neue Eintheilung der Gewebe des Menschlichen Körpers.

Definition:

Histology is branch of anatomy studying the microscopic structure of animal and plant tissues.

- Histiocyte
Term: histiocyteLiterally meaning: tissue cell Origin: Anc Greek????? / histos(=warp, web) > ??????/istimi(=stand, inhibit)??????/cytion(=box, container) à Coined/History(?)Definition A histiocyte is a large cell that is part of the mononuclear phagocyte...

- Histone
Term: histoneLiterally meaning : portion of a warpOrigin: Anc Greek????? / histos(=warp, web) > ??????/istimi(=stand, inhibit) ????/-one(=suffix denoting a "weaker" derivative) eg histone, Coined/HistoryIn 1874 Friedrich Miescher?s demonstating the...

- Epithelium
Term: epithelium Origin: Anc Greek ???/epi(=on, upon)+????/theli(=nipple) à literally means ?on nipple? because originally this word meant only the skin on the breast which is not which identical to the epidermis. In literal translation it is a...

- Epidermis
Term: epidermis Origin: Anc Greek ???/epi(=prefix meaning upon, on) +?????/derma(=skin) > ????/dero(=peel) Definition: 1. (anatomy) the outer layer of the skin 2. (botany) the outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young...

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