Biology
- 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...
- Paramyotonia
Term: paramyotonia Literally meaning: ?beyond myotonia? Origin: Anc Greek????-/para-(=pefix denoting intentification, ?beside?, ?near?, ?contrary of? ?side by side? "past by") + ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside...
- 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...
- Isoenzyme, Isozyme
Term: isoenzyme, isozymeLiterally meaning: equal enzymes Origin: Anc Greek????/isos(=equal) combining form ???-/iso- eg isomer, isopod??????/enzymo(=enzyme) > ??/en(=in) + ????/zime(= leaven)Coined/Historyin 1959 by Markert and Moller DefinitionIsozymes...
- Myotonia, Myotonic (adj)
Term: myotoniaOrigin: Anc Greek???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside body or rat in its nest=epimys)?????/tonos (= the normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles)> ?????/taneo(=strain)myotonia...
Biology
isotonic
Term: isotonic
Literally 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
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Definition
1. Isosmotic.
2. Having the same concentration of solutes as the blood: an isotonic saline solution.
- 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...
- Paramyotonia
Term: paramyotonia Literally meaning: ?beyond myotonia? Origin: Anc Greek????-/para-(=pefix denoting intentification, ?beside?, ?near?, ?contrary of? ?side by side? "past by") + ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside...
- 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...
- Isoenzyme, Isozyme
Term: isoenzyme, isozymeLiterally meaning: equal enzymes Origin: Anc Greek????/isos(=equal) combining form ???-/iso- eg isomer, isopod??????/enzymo(=enzyme) > ??/en(=in) + ????/zime(= leaven)Coined/Historyin 1959 by Markert and Moller DefinitionIsozymes...
- Myotonia, Myotonic (adj)
Term: myotoniaOrigin: Anc Greek???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside body or rat in its nest=epimys)?????/tonos (= the normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles)> ?????/taneo(=strain)myotonia...