Biology
myelocele
Term: myelocele
Literally meaning: rupture of bone marrow
Origin
Anc Greek
??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)
????/kele(=hernia) > ??????/keleos(=burn, rupture)
Coined/History
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Definition
Protrusion of spinal cord tissues
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Omphalocele
Term: opmhalocele (exomphalos)Literally meaning: ?outside the navel?Origin: Anc Greek'ï??????/omphalos (=navel)+????/kele(=hernia) > ??????/keleos(=burn, rupture)Coined/HistoryDefinitionOmphalocele (or exophalos) is a...
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Myelitis
Term: myelitisLiterally meaning: "inflammation of bone marow"Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)-???? (modern Greek -?????)/-ites (= suffix which is used with the feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos=disease), denoting...
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Myeloplegia
Term: myeloplegiaLiterally meaning: ?be stricken on bone marrow?Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)+>??????/plesso(=strike)Coined/History(?)Definition Myeloplegia is the medical term for spinal paralysis....
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Myeloblast
Term: myeloblastLiterally meaning: ?immature or precursor cell of bone marow (or core)?Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)+ ??????> blasty (=sprout, germ) >?????/valo(=push, throw) Coined/HistoryIn 1898,...
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Myelocyte
Term: myelocyteLiterally meaning: ?cell of bone marrow (or core)?Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)+cyte (=combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek word ??????/cytion(=box, container)Coined/History(?)Definition...
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