Biology
- Entomology
Term: entomologyLiterally meaning: study of «??????» Origin: Anc Greek???????/ entomon / (=cut up or divided into segments, insects) >??/en(=near, within, at in, on)+?????/temno(=????) > ????/tome(=section, trunk, stalk)+?????/logia(=suffix meaning...
- Nephrology
Term: nephrologyOrigin: Anc Greek??????/nephros(=kidney)???/neo or ?????/nasso(=to fill, to overflow) ?????/logos(=word, speech, discourse, reason)>-?????/-logia(=logy, study of)CoinedHippocrates (460 BC ? ca. 370 BC) was the first who used uroscopy...
- Oncology
Term: oncologyOrigin: Anc Greek ?????/ogos(=bulk, volume) +-?????/-logia(=study of)>?????/logos(=speech, study of) Coined: Galien (130-200) used the Greek term "oncos" to refer to a growth or a tumour that looked malignant using also the term carkinona...
- Dermatology
Term : dermatology Origin: Anc Greek ?????/derma(=skin beneath the epidermis) + -?????/logia(=study of)> ????? --> ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay)> ?????/logos(=speech, word, discourse)...
- Logos / ?????
Term: logos / ????? Origin: Anc Greek ?????> ???/leo (=speak). Coined with a special meaning by pre ?Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus (c. 535?c. 475 BCE). Definition: Ancient philosophers used the term to mean discourse (Aristotele) or as principle...
Biology
ophthalmology
Term: ophthalmology
Origin: Anc Greek ????????/ophthalmos(=eye) + ?????/logos(=speech, discourse, study of)
> ???????? > ???? (=sight) + ??????? (=room)
Definition:
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the eye.
- Entomology
Term: entomologyLiterally meaning: study of «??????» Origin: Anc Greek???????/ entomon / (=cut up or divided into segments, insects) >??/en(=near, within, at in, on)+?????/temno(=????) > ????/tome(=section, trunk, stalk)+?????/logia(=suffix meaning...
- Nephrology
Term: nephrologyOrigin: Anc Greek??????/nephros(=kidney)???/neo or ?????/nasso(=to fill, to overflow) ?????/logos(=word, speech, discourse, reason)>-?????/-logia(=logy, study of)CoinedHippocrates (460 BC ? ca. 370 BC) was the first who used uroscopy...
- Oncology
Term: oncologyOrigin: Anc Greek ?????/ogos(=bulk, volume) +-?????/-logia(=study of)>?????/logos(=speech, study of) Coined: Galien (130-200) used the Greek term "oncos" to refer to a growth or a tumour that looked malignant using also the term carkinona...
- Dermatology
Term : dermatology Origin: Anc Greek ?????/derma(=skin beneath the epidermis) + -?????/logia(=study of)> ????? --> ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay)> ?????/logos(=speech, word, discourse)...
- Logos / ?????
Term: logos / ????? Origin: Anc Greek ?????> ???/leo (=speak). Coined with a special meaning by pre ?Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus (c. 535?c. 475 BCE). Definition: Ancient philosophers used the term to mean discourse (Aristotele) or as principle...