Biology
Term: myopia
Origin: Anc Greek ??????/miopia(=nearsightednes)
???/myo(=close, shut) + ??/ops (=sight, face) describing a condition in which an individual attempted to see clearly by partially closing the eyes
Coined:
probably by Galen (138-201 AD) because the word is mentioned in Libris Pandectorum, a compilation of Roman Law that was completed in 65 AD, in a period of time that Galen lived in Rome.
Definition:
A visual defect in which individuals have difficulties to see objects in distance. The term is synonymous with nearsightedness.
- Hypertelorism
Term: hypertelorismLiterally meaning: ?excessive separation?Origin: Anc Greek????-/hyper-(= prefix meaning something is excessive, above normal) + ????-/tele(= prefix meaning far off, to a distance)+?????/orizo(=demarcate) > ????/horos(=barrier)Coined/HistoryIn...
- Presbiopia
Term: presbiopia Origin: Anc Greek ???????/presbys (=old man) + ????/opsis (=sight, look at) à old man?s sightØ ???/pro(=to) + ?????/sebas(=respect) Definition:A visiul defect in which the lens of the eye loses its...
- Autopsy
Term: autopsy. Origin: Anc Greek ?????/autos (= self) + ????/opsis (= to look at, vision; sight) à a seeing with one's own eyes (the same meaning for modern Greek word «???????»). Coined: In the third century B.C., the word autopsia...
- Larynx
Term: larynx or Adam's apple Origin: Anc Greek ??????/larynx(=larynx) >????/lali(voice) + ??????/ag????(=carry) Definition:Larynx is an organ of respiratory tract, in the neck of human and other animals located between the pharynx...
- Period
Term: period Origin: Anc Greek ????????/periodos (=period of time) > ????/peri(= around) + ????/hodos(= way, road). Coined: Definition: An interval of time which would include recurring portion, a completion of a cycle or a single event...
Biology
myopia
Term: myopia
Origin: Anc Greek ??????/miopia(=nearsightednes)
???/myo(=close, shut) + ??/ops (=sight, face) describing a condition in which an individual attempted to see clearly by partially closing the eyes
Coined:
probably by Galen (138-201 AD) because the word is mentioned in Libris Pandectorum, a compilation of Roman Law that was completed in 65 AD, in a period of time that Galen lived in Rome.
Definition:
A visual defect in which individuals have difficulties to see objects in distance. The term is synonymous with nearsightedness.
- Hypertelorism
Term: hypertelorismLiterally meaning: ?excessive separation?Origin: Anc Greek????-/hyper-(= prefix meaning something is excessive, above normal) + ????-/tele(= prefix meaning far off, to a distance)+?????/orizo(=demarcate) > ????/horos(=barrier)Coined/HistoryIn...
- Presbiopia
Term: presbiopia Origin: Anc Greek ???????/presbys (=old man) + ????/opsis (=sight, look at) à old man?s sightØ ???/pro(=to) + ?????/sebas(=respect) Definition:A visiul defect in which the lens of the eye loses its...
- Autopsy
Term: autopsy. Origin: Anc Greek ?????/autos (= self) + ????/opsis (= to look at, vision; sight) à a seeing with one's own eyes (the same meaning for modern Greek word «???????»). Coined: In the third century B.C., the word autopsia...
- Larynx
Term: larynx or Adam's apple Origin: Anc Greek ??????/larynx(=larynx) >????/lali(voice) + ??????/ag????(=carry) Definition:Larynx is an organ of respiratory tract, in the neck of human and other animals located between the pharynx...
- Period
Term: period Origin: Anc Greek ????????/periodos (=period of time) > ????/peri(= around) + ????/hodos(= way, road). Coined: Definition: An interval of time which would include recurring portion, a completion of a cycle or a single event...