Biology
- Planaria Regeneration
Regeneration is when stem cells create needed body parts of an organism. Both starfish and lizards have this ability. Starfish can regrow their limbs if they are cut. Salamanders have this ability with their limbs and tails as well. Planaria regenerate...
- Rhizomelia
Term: rhizomeliaLiterally meaning: ?roots of limbs?Origin: Anc Greek(????-) (??? ???> (rhizo-)(=root)?????(??? ???)/melos(=limb)Coined/History(?)DefinitionA situation referring to hip or shoulder joints resulting to abnormal growth of...
- Antigen
Term: antigen Literally meaning: ? antibody generator?Origin: Anc Greek????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????/geno(=produce, give birth to)Coined/HistoryBy Hungarian physician and microbiologist Laszlo Detre (1874-1939)...
- Schistomelia
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- Meso-
????-/meso-=meso-, prefix denoting "middle", "between"...
Biology
mesomelia
Term: mesomelia
Literally meaning: ?other antigen?
Origin: Anc Greek
????-/meso-(=midle)
(+?????/(+melia) > melos/?????(feminine)(=limb)
Coined/History
(?)
Definition
Mesomelia is the condition in which the middle part of limbs are shorter than the other parts.
- Planaria Regeneration
Regeneration is when stem cells create needed body parts of an organism. Both starfish and lizards have this ability. Starfish can regrow their limbs if they are cut. Salamanders have this ability with their limbs and tails as well. Planaria regenerate...
- Rhizomelia
Term: rhizomeliaLiterally meaning: ?roots of limbs?Origin: Anc Greek(????-) (??? ???> (rhizo-)(=root)?????(??? ???)/melos(=limb)Coined/History(?)DefinitionA situation referring to hip or shoulder joints resulting to abnormal growth of...
- Antigen
Term: antigen Literally meaning: ? antibody generator?Origin: Anc Greek????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????/geno(=produce, give birth to)Coined/HistoryBy Hungarian physician and microbiologist Laszlo Detre (1874-1939)...
- Schistomelia
...
- Meso-
????-/meso-=meso-, prefix denoting "middle", "between"...