Biology
- What Is Biology?
What is Biology? the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/biology Biology is a natural science which...
- Thanatology
Term: thanatology Literally meaning: ?study of death? Origin: Anc Greek???????/thanatos(=death) > ??????/thnisko(=die), ?????/theino(=smite, kill).?????)/-logia(=logy, suffix meaning ?study of?, ?speech?, ?discourse?) > ???/leo (=speak). Coined/Historyby...
- 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...
- 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)...
Biology
paleontology
Term: paleontology
Origin: Anc Greek
???????/paleos(=old, ancient)
??/on(=being)
?????/logos(=word, speech, discourse, reason)
>-?????/-logia(=study of)
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| Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777 ?1850) |
Coined
The word "paleontology" was officially coined in 1817 by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777 ?1850) who coined the word ?paleozoologie? in order to describe the study of extinct animals from fossil bones. However,
Blanville began looking for a term that could refer to the study of both fossil animal and plant remains. After trying some unsuccessful alternatives, he hit on "paleontologie" in 1822. Blanville's term for the study of the living organisms of the past quickly became popular and was anglicized into "paleontology". Advancements continued with Charles Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859 and the theory of evolution.
Blanville began looking for a term that could refer to the study of both fossil animal and plant remains. After trying some unsuccessful alternatives, he hit on "paleontologie" in 1822. Blanville's term for the study of the living organisms of the past quickly became popular and was anglicized into "paleontology". Advancements continued with Charles Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859 and the theory of evolution.
Definition
Paleontology is the study of prehistoric life including the history of the earth, the organisms in it, as well as their evolution, and their interactions with other organisms and the environment. Paleontology is also in-between the sciences of biology and geology as it uses many elements of both and it is based on study of fossils.
- What Is Biology?
What is Biology? the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/biology Biology is a natural science which...
- Thanatology
Term: thanatology Literally meaning: ?study of death? Origin: Anc Greek???????/thanatos(=death) > ??????/thnisko(=die), ?????/theino(=smite, kill).?????)/-logia(=logy, suffix meaning ?study of?, ?speech?, ?discourse?) > ???/leo (=speak). Coined/Historyby...
- 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...
- 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)...