Biology
- Ileus
Term: ileus (or ileac) Literally meaning: twistedOrigin: Anc Greek ??????/ileos(=ileus)>?????/ileo(=squeeze, retain, twist, confine)Coined/HistoryDefinition Ileus is a disruption or blockage of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal...
- Colonoscopy
Term: colonoscopy Origin: Anc Greek?????/colon(=large intestine)> the word ????? is the pariciple of the verb ?????? /kolazo (=punish, excaudate, cut)+ ??????/scopos(=aim, look at) literally meaning ?examination of colon? Definition:Colonoscopy...
- Colitis
Term : colitis Origin: An Greek ?????/colon(=large intestine) + -????/itis(=inflammation of) Definition: Inflammation of colon due usually to inflammatory bowel disease or infections ....
- Colon
Term: colon Origin: An Greek ?????/colon(=large intestine) > the word ????? is the pariciple of the verb ??????/kolazo (=punish, excaudate, cut) Definition: The last part of the digestive system that moves waste material from...
- Cholera
Term: cholera Origin: An Greek ????/chole (=gall, bile) as obstruction of the small intestine, even as far as the the jejunum and ileum of the small intestine, will usually cause the expulsion of intestinal contents which have already...
Biology
ileum
Term: ileum
Literally meaning: twisted
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/ileo(=keep, retain, twist, confine)
+um a suffix that forms singular nouns
Coined/History
Definition
Ileum is the final section of the small intestine just before the large intestine (colon).
- Ileus
Term: ileus (or ileac) Literally meaning: twistedOrigin: Anc Greek ??????/ileos(=ileus)>?????/ileo(=squeeze, retain, twist, confine)Coined/HistoryDefinition Ileus is a disruption or blockage of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal...
- Colonoscopy
Term: colonoscopy Origin: Anc Greek?????/colon(=large intestine)> the word ????? is the pariciple of the verb ?????? /kolazo (=punish, excaudate, cut)+ ??????/scopos(=aim, look at) literally meaning ?examination of colon? Definition:Colonoscopy...
- Colitis
Term : colitis Origin: An Greek ?????/colon(=large intestine) + -????/itis(=inflammation of) Definition: Inflammation of colon due usually to inflammatory bowel disease or infections ....
- Colon
Term: colon Origin: An Greek ?????/colon(=large intestine) > the word ????? is the pariciple of the verb ??????/kolazo (=punish, excaudate, cut) Definition: The last part of the digestive system that moves waste material from...
- Cholera
Term: cholera Origin: An Greek ????/chole (=gall, bile) as obstruction of the small intestine, even as far as the the jejunum and ileum of the small intestine, will usually cause the expulsion of intestinal contents which have already...