Biology
Term: osteopenia
Origin: Anc Greek ??????/osteon(=bone) + ?????/penia(=poverty)
Definition: Medical condition which is characterized by lower than normal bone mineral density .
- Acropachy
Term: acropahyLiterally meaning: ?thick edge? or ?thick extremity?Origin: Anc Greek????/ acro(=edge)+ ?????/pachys(=thick)Coined/HistoryThe term acropachy, was first employed by Högler in 1920 in discussing the secondary osteoarthropathies. Periosteal...
- Osteoclast
Term: osteoclastLiterally meaning: ?what breaks bones?Origin: Anc Greek'ï???[õ?/ostoun(=bone)+????,?/ klao, klo(=break, prune)Coined/History Osteoclasts were discovered on bone surface by Swiss anatomist Albert von Kolliker (1817-1905), ...
- Pancytopenia
Term: pancytopenia Literally meaning: ?shortage of all cells? Origin: Anc Greek???-/pan-(=all)+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container) + ?????/penia(=poverty, lack, povert) Coined/History(?)...
- Myeloma
Term: myelomaLiterally meaning: ?growth of bone marrow? Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)+-???/-oma (suffix denoting state or condition of mass growth)Coined/HistoryBy Russian phycisian von Rustizky in 1873...
- Enostosis
Term: enostosisLiterally meaning: " bone inside?Origin: Anc Greek??/en-(= prefix meaning ?in?)??????/osteo?(=bone) > ? (accumulate) + ??????/istimi(stand) Coined/History (?)Definition An enostosis or bone island represents a morbid bony growth...
Biology
osteopenia
Term: osteopenia
Origin: Anc Greek ??????/osteon(=bone) + ?????/penia(=poverty)
Definition: Medical condition which is characterized by lower than normal bone mineral density .
- Acropachy
Term: acropahyLiterally meaning: ?thick edge? or ?thick extremity?Origin: Anc Greek????/ acro(=edge)+ ?????/pachys(=thick)Coined/HistoryThe term acropachy, was first employed by Högler in 1920 in discussing the secondary osteoarthropathies. Periosteal...
- Osteoclast
Term: osteoclastLiterally meaning: ?what breaks bones?Origin: Anc Greek'ï???[õ?/ostoun(=bone)+????,?/ klao, klo(=break, prune)Coined/History Osteoclasts were discovered on bone surface by Swiss anatomist Albert von Kolliker (1817-1905), ...
- Pancytopenia
Term: pancytopenia Literally meaning: ?shortage of all cells? Origin: Anc Greek???-/pan-(=all)+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container) + ?????/penia(=poverty, lack, povert) Coined/History(?)...
- Myeloma
Term: myelomaLiterally meaning: ?growth of bone marrow? Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)+-???/-oma (suffix denoting state or condition of mass growth)Coined/HistoryBy Russian phycisian von Rustizky in 1873...
- Enostosis
Term: enostosisLiterally meaning: " bone inside?Origin: Anc Greek??/en-(= prefix meaning ?in?)??????/osteo?(=bone) > ? (accumulate) + ??????/istimi(stand) Coined/History (?)Definition An enostosis or bone island represents a morbid bony growth...