Biology
- Xenopus
Term: XenopusLiterally meaning: ?strange foot ?Origin: Anc Greek?????/xenos(=strange, foreigner)????/pus(=foot)Coined/HistorySpecies of Xenopus such as X. laevis and X. tropicaliswere widely used in cloning research and embryology laboratories because...
- Perineum
Term: perineum Literally meaning: ?around evacuated region? Origin: Anc Greek????????/perineos(=perineum)>????-/peri-(=around) + ????/ineo(=evacuate)+( -um) =latin suffix that forms singular nouns Coined/Historyby Greek phycisian Galen of Pergamon...
- Polypus
Term: polypus Origin: Anc Greek ?????????/polypodas(=octopus or any similar sea creature)> ????/poly (=many) + ????/pous(=foot) à many feet Coined : In Ancient Greek the term was reffered to octopus or to any similar mollusc. Later (18th cen)...
- Differences And Similarities Between Bees And Wasps
Comparison between Bees and WaspsSimilarities Characteristics Bees Wasps Kingdom Animalia Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Arthropoda Class Insecta Insecta Order Hymenoptera Hymenoptera Suborder Apocrita Apocrita Morphology Long...
- Leprosy
Leprosy is a disease that causes harmful skin sores and nerve damage to the arms and legs. Leprosy has been around since way back then, and it was such a terrifying disease that the people who had it were often shunned and sent out of the country. It is...
Biology
Myriapoda
Term: Myriapoda
Literally meaning: ?myriad legs?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/myrias(=10,000 units)
+????/pous(=foot) > ?????/pateo(=foothold)
Coined/History
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Definition
Myriapoda is a subphylum of terrestrial arthropods characterised by having numerous similar segments in their body, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs.
- Xenopus
Term: XenopusLiterally meaning: ?strange foot ?Origin: Anc Greek?????/xenos(=strange, foreigner)????/pus(=foot)Coined/HistorySpecies of Xenopus such as X. laevis and X. tropicaliswere widely used in cloning research and embryology laboratories because...
- Perineum
Term: perineum Literally meaning: ?around evacuated region? Origin: Anc Greek????????/perineos(=perineum)>????-/peri-(=around) + ????/ineo(=evacuate)+( -um) =latin suffix that forms singular nouns Coined/Historyby Greek phycisian Galen of Pergamon...
- Polypus
Term: polypus Origin: Anc Greek ?????????/polypodas(=octopus or any similar sea creature)> ????/poly (=many) + ????/pous(=foot) à many feet Coined : In Ancient Greek the term was reffered to octopus or to any similar mollusc. Later (18th cen)...
- Differences And Similarities Between Bees And Wasps
Comparison between Bees and WaspsSimilarities Characteristics Bees Wasps Kingdom Animalia Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Arthropoda Class Insecta Insecta Order Hymenoptera Hymenoptera Suborder Apocrita Apocrita Morphology Long...
- Leprosy
Leprosy is a disease that causes harmful skin sores and nerve damage to the arms and legs. Leprosy has been around since way back then, and it was such a terrifying disease that the people who had it were often shunned and sent out of the country. It is...