Biology
- Isotonic
Term: isotonicLiterally meaning: ?having equal tension?Origin: Anc Greek????/isos(=equal) comping form ???-/iso- eg isomer, isopod+?????/tonos (=the normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles) > ?????/taneo(=strain)Coined/History(?)...
- Isoleucine (ile I)
Term: isoleucineLiterally meaning: ?isomer of leucine?Origin: Anc Greek????/isos(=equal) combining form ???-/iso- eg isomer, isopod+??????/leukos(=white)Coined/History The term was coined in 1904 by German F Ehrlich who observed that in sugar there was...
- Isomer
Term: isomerLiterally meaning: ?equal parts?Origin: Anc Greek /é???/isos(=equal)+?????/meros(=part)Coined/HistoryThe term coined in 1830, by Swedish chemist Jons Jacob Berzelius(1779-1848) who wrote ?those bodies that have the same composition...
- Pheochromocytoma
Term: pheochromocytomaLiterally meaning:Origin: Anc Greek?????/pheos(= dusky, dim)+?????-/chromo-(=combining form denoting color)+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container) +-???/-oma...
- Isotope
Term: isotopeLiterally meaning: equal or same positionOrigin: Anc Greek????/isos(=equal) combining form ???-/iso- eg isomer, isopod?????/topos(=place) because despite the different atomic weights, the various forms of an element occupy the same place...
Biology
iso-
Greek ????/isos (=equal)
combining form ???-/iso- eg isomer, isopod
- Isotonic
Term: isotonicLiterally meaning: ?having equal tension?Origin: Anc Greek????/isos(=equal) comping form ???-/iso- eg isomer, isopod+?????/tonos (=the normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles) > ?????/taneo(=strain)Coined/History(?)...
- Isoleucine (ile I)
Term: isoleucineLiterally meaning: ?isomer of leucine?Origin: Anc Greek????/isos(=equal) combining form ???-/iso- eg isomer, isopod+??????/leukos(=white)Coined/History The term was coined in 1904 by German F Ehrlich who observed that in sugar there was...
- Isomer
Term: isomerLiterally meaning: ?equal parts?Origin: Anc Greek /é???/isos(=equal)+?????/meros(=part)Coined/HistoryThe term coined in 1830, by Swedish chemist Jons Jacob Berzelius(1779-1848) who wrote ?those bodies that have the same composition...
- Pheochromocytoma
Term: pheochromocytomaLiterally meaning:Origin: Anc Greek?????/pheos(= dusky, dim)+?????-/chromo-(=combining form denoting color)+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container) +-???/-oma...
- Isotope
Term: isotopeLiterally meaning: equal or same positionOrigin: Anc Greek????/isos(=equal) combining form ???-/iso- eg isomer, isopod?????/topos(=place) because despite the different atomic weights, the various forms of an element occupy the same place...