Biology
- Scleroderma
Term: sclerodermaLiterally meaning: tough skinOrigin: Anc Greek???????/scleros(=hard, tough)?????/derma(=skin) > ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay).Coined/Historyin 1847 by Gintrac who based on the...
- Hematoma
Term: hematomaLiterally meaning: bloody conditionOrigin: Anc Greek????/hema(=blood)-???/-oma(=condition of a disease such as in tumors)Coined/History(?)Definition A collection of blood in an organ, space, or tissue outside the blood vessels. Hematomas...
- Blennorrhea, Gonorrhea
Term: blennorrhea, gonorrheablenno+rrhea, gono+rrhea Origin: Anc Greek ??????/blenna(=mucus)+???/roe(=flow) ?????/gonos(=offspring)> ?????/ genea(=generation)because initially mucus discharge was mistaken for semen+???/roe(=flow) CoinedThe term gonorrhea...
- Angioedema Or Angiooedema
Term: Angioedema or angiooedema (British English)Origin: Anc Greek ??????-/angeio-(=vessel) combining forms that are used as prefix meaning a vessel > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ ??????/edema(=swelling) > ??????/edano(=to swell) >????/eda(="to see",...
- Mucus And Muco-
Term: mucus and muco- as preffix Origin: Latin mucus Proto-Indo-European *meu-k- (=slimy, slippery). Gognate included also Ancient Greek word ????? (mikes)(=mushroom). Coined: - Definition: a slippery or slimy and colloid secretion...
Biology
myxedema
Term: myxedema
Literally meaning: ?mucus swelling?
Origin: Anc Greek
????/myxa(=mucus, snot) > ????????/myssomai(=discharge from the nose) > ??????/mycter(=nostril)
+??????/edema(=swelling) > ??????/edano(=swell) >????/eda(=see, as edema is seen due to its size)
Coined/History
Myxedema is produced by the presence inside the cells of excess quantities of mucus (mucopolysaccharides) . The condition was first described in 1878 by Sir William Gull. In 1873 Dr Ord coined the term in order to describe non-pitting (not be squeezed out) swelling of the skin in association with deficiency of thyroid secretion. In general medicine the term refers to the state of hypothyroidism but dermatologists used the literal meaning describing mucinous infiltration of skin.
Definition
Myxedema is the cutaneous edema and thickening resulting from the decreased function of the thyroid (hypothyroidism).
- Scleroderma
Term: sclerodermaLiterally meaning: tough skinOrigin: Anc Greek???????/scleros(=hard, tough)?????/derma(=skin) > ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay).Coined/Historyin 1847 by Gintrac who based on the...
- Hematoma
Term: hematomaLiterally meaning: bloody conditionOrigin: Anc Greek????/hema(=blood)-???/-oma(=condition of a disease such as in tumors)Coined/History(?)Definition A collection of blood in an organ, space, or tissue outside the blood vessels. Hematomas...
- Blennorrhea, Gonorrhea
Term: blennorrhea, gonorrheablenno+rrhea, gono+rrhea Origin: Anc Greek ??????/blenna(=mucus)+???/roe(=flow) ?????/gonos(=offspring)> ?????/ genea(=generation)because initially mucus discharge was mistaken for semen+???/roe(=flow) CoinedThe term gonorrhea...
- Angioedema Or Angiooedema
Term: Angioedema or angiooedema (British English)Origin: Anc Greek ??????-/angeio-(=vessel) combining forms that are used as prefix meaning a vessel > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ ??????/edema(=swelling) > ??????/edano(=to swell) >????/eda(="to see",...
- Mucus And Muco-
Term: mucus and muco- as preffix Origin: Latin mucus Proto-Indo-European *meu-k- (=slimy, slippery). Gognate included also Ancient Greek word ????? (mikes)(=mushroom). Coined: - Definition: a slippery or slimy and colloid secretion...