Biology
Coined: Hippocrates (460-377 BC) classified scaly and dry eruptions as ichthyosis, leprosy and psoriasis together under the term ?lopoi= flakes <lepo=scale, peel). The same term (leprosy) was used to cover skin disorders also in the Old Testament. The result of this was that a person with ichthiosis was considered to be a leper. Lorry in 1977 was one of the first to describe ichtiosis in the literature . In 1806 the French dermatologist Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert (1768 ? 1837) classified ichthiosis into 3 main groups:
- Scleroderma
Term: sclerodermaLiterally meaning: tough skinOrigin: Anc Greek???????/scleros(=hard, tough)?????/derma(=skin) > ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay).Coined/Historyin 1847 by Gintrac who based on the...
- Keloid
Term: keloidLiterally meaning :like cloven hoof or crab claw because of the way that keloid grows sideways into the normal skin.Origin: Anc Greek????/cheli(=cloven hoof) >??????/kelos(=lips)+?????/edos(=type, kind, form)Coined/HistoryThe earliest mention...
- Herpes
Term: herpesLiterally meaning: creepingOrigin: Anc Greek????/herpo(=creep, crawl) cognate with Latin serp?ns serpent bacause of the general behavior when a virus is spread to another.Coined/HistoryBy Hippocrates (460 BC ? ca. 370) in order to describe...
- Dermatology
Term : dermatology Origin: Anc Greek ?????/derma(=skin beneath the epidermis) + -?????/logia(=study of)> ????? --> ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay)> ?????/logos(=speech, word, discourse)...
- Comparison Between Amphibians And Reptiles
Differences between Amphibians and Reptiles Features Amphibians Reptiles Group They come under class Amphibia They come under class Reptilia Habit and habitat They usually stay near water sources to prevent drying out, and have smooth...
Biology
ichthyosis
Term: ichthiasis
Origin:
????? /ichthis(=fish) because in many types of this medical condition there is cracked skin, which is said to resemble the scales on a fish although the scales appear next to each other and the skin is thus more reptilian than fish-like in appearance.
Coined: Hippocrates (460-377 BC) classified scaly and dry eruptions as ichthyosis, leprosy and psoriasis together under the term ?lopoi= flakes <lepo=scale, peel). The same term (leprosy) was used to cover skin disorders also in the Old Testament. The result of this was that a person with ichthiosis was considered to be a leper. Lorry in 1977 was one of the first to describe ichtiosis in the literature . In 1806 the French dermatologist Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert (1768 ? 1837) classified ichthiosis into 3 main groups:1) Ichtyose nacre 2) Ichtyose Cornee 3) Ichtyose pellagra
In 1808 Willan described ichtiosis in detail and he stated that ?Psoriasia and lepra differ from Ichthiosis in being but partially diffused, and in having deciduous scales?
Definition:
Ichthyosis is a heterogeneous group of usually congenital skin disorders which are characterised by dry rough and scaly skin due to increased keratinisation of the skin.
Sources
Alibert JLM (1806) (in French). Descriptions des maladies de la peau observées a l?Hôpital Saint-Louis, et exposition des meilleures méthodes suivies pour leur traitement. Paris: Barrois l?ainé. p. 286.
- Scleroderma
Term: sclerodermaLiterally meaning: tough skinOrigin: Anc Greek???????/scleros(=hard, tough)?????/derma(=skin) > ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay).Coined/Historyin 1847 by Gintrac who based on the...
- Keloid
Term: keloidLiterally meaning :like cloven hoof or crab claw because of the way that keloid grows sideways into the normal skin.Origin: Anc Greek????/cheli(=cloven hoof) >??????/kelos(=lips)+?????/edos(=type, kind, form)Coined/HistoryThe earliest mention...
- Herpes
Term: herpesLiterally meaning: creepingOrigin: Anc Greek????/herpo(=creep, crawl) cognate with Latin serp?ns serpent bacause of the general behavior when a virus is spread to another.Coined/HistoryBy Hippocrates (460 BC ? ca. 370) in order to describe...
- Dermatology
Term : dermatology Origin: Anc Greek ?????/derma(=skin beneath the epidermis) + -?????/logia(=study of)> ????? --> ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay)> ?????/logos(=speech, word, discourse)...
- Comparison Between Amphibians And Reptiles
Differences between Amphibians and Reptiles Features Amphibians Reptiles Group They come under class Amphibia They come under class Reptilia Habit and habitat They usually stay near water sources to prevent drying out, and have smooth...