Biology
- Dyschondroplasia Or, Chondrodysplasia
Term: dyschodroplasia or, chondrodysplasiaLiterally meaning: ?abnormal cartilage formation?Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune)> ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+???????/chondros...
- Hypochondroplasia
Term: hypochodroplasiaLiterally meaning: ?diminished cartilage formation?Origin: Anc Greek???-/hypo- (prefix meaning "under", "beneath", "less", ?diminished?)+???????/chondros (=thick, coarse salt, soft bone, carilages in the region between the...
- Achondroplasia
Term: achodroplasiaLiterally meaning: ?without cartilage formation?Origin: Anc Greek?-/a (privative, ?non?)+???????/chondros (=thick, coarse salt, soft bone, cartilages in the region between the ribs and navel)+??????/plasso(=to create, to form,...
- Hypochondria Etymology
Term: hypochondriaLiterally meaning: ?under the cartilage of the breastbone?Origin: Anc Greek???/hypo (prefix meaning "under", "beneath", "less")+ ???????/chondros (=thick, coarse salt, soft bone, carilages in the region between the ribs and navel)...
- Hypochondria
Term: hypochondriaLiterally meaning: ?under the cartilage of the breastbone?Origin: Anc Greek???/hypo (prefix meaning "under", "beneath", "less")+ ???????/chondros (=thick, coarse salt, soft bone, carilages in the region between the ribs and navel)...
Biology
osteochondroma
Term: osteochondroma
Literally meaning: ?growth of bones and cartllage?
Origin: Anc Greek
'ï???[õ?/ostoun(=bone)
+???????/chondros (=thick, coarse salt, soft bone, cartilages in the region between the ribs and navel)
+(-???)/(-oma)=suffix denoting state or condition of mass growth
Coined/History
In 1891, Orlow coined the term 'exostosis bursata' to describe bursae developing between osteochondromas and surrounding soft tissues
Definition:
Osteochondroma is a benign tumour of that occurs predominantly in metaphyseal regions of the long tubular bones. Osteochondroma happens when exostosis (outgrowth bone) is capped with cartilage and can be solitary or multiple, sessile or pedunculated.
- Dyschondroplasia Or, Chondrodysplasia
Term: dyschodroplasia or, chondrodysplasiaLiterally meaning: ?abnormal cartilage formation?Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune)> ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+???????/chondros...
- Hypochondroplasia
Term: hypochodroplasiaLiterally meaning: ?diminished cartilage formation?Origin: Anc Greek???-/hypo- (prefix meaning "under", "beneath", "less", ?diminished?)+???????/chondros (=thick, coarse salt, soft bone, carilages in the region between the...
- Achondroplasia
Term: achodroplasiaLiterally meaning: ?without cartilage formation?Origin: Anc Greek?-/a (privative, ?non?)+???????/chondros (=thick, coarse salt, soft bone, cartilages in the region between the ribs and navel)+??????/plasso(=to create, to form,...
- Hypochondria Etymology
Term: hypochondriaLiterally meaning: ?under the cartilage of the breastbone?Origin: Anc Greek???/hypo (prefix meaning "under", "beneath", "less")+ ???????/chondros (=thick, coarse salt, soft bone, carilages in the region between the ribs and navel)...
- Hypochondria
Term: hypochondriaLiterally meaning: ?under the cartilage of the breastbone?Origin: Anc Greek???/hypo (prefix meaning "under", "beneath", "less")+ ???????/chondros (=thick, coarse salt, soft bone, carilages in the region between the ribs and navel)...