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ichor
Term: ichor
Origin: Ancient Greek
???? >ichor (=the fluid said to flow in the veins of the Greek gods. When gods were injured and bled, the ichor made their blood poisonous to mortals).
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Definition:
a watery discharge from a wound or ulcer with an unpleasant smell
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Logos / ?????
Term: logos / ????? Origin: Anc Greek ?????> ???/leo (=speak). Coined with a special meaning by pre ?Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus (c. 535?c. 475 BCE). Definition: Ancient philosophers used the term to mean discourse (Aristotele) or as principle...
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Diabetes
Term diabetes Literally meaning: "to pass through " Origin: Ancient Greek ???/dia (=through) + ???????/venein(=to go) Coined: Aretaeus the Cappadocian, physician of Alexandria, in 2cen, used this term in order to describe the...
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Mucus And Muco-
Term: mucus and muco- as preffix Origin: Latin mucus Proto-Indo-European *meu-k- (=slimy, slippery). Gognate included also Ancient Greek word ????? (mikes)(=mushroom). Coined: - Definition: a slippery or slimy and colloid secretion...
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Gaster
Term: gaster Origin: Ancient Greek Coined: - Definition: stomach Runon derivatives : gastritis, gastroenteritis, gastrocolitis, gastrogavage, gastrorrhea, gastropathy, gastromegaly, gastrospasm, gastrostomy, gastrin comments: ...
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Hybrid
Word: hybrid Origin: Ancient Greek from ?????/hyvris (=haughtiness, insolence) as every hybrid was considered as an insult against nature Coined: Definition an organism resulting from a cross between genetically unlike individuals. Hybrids between...
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