Biology
parazones
Term: parazones
Literally meaning: "beside bands"
Origin: Anc Greek
????-/para-(=beside, near, past by, in contrary )
+ ????/zone(=belt) > ???????/zonimi(=gird)
Coined/History
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Definition
Parazones are the white bands alternating with diazones (dark bands) seen in cross section of a tooth.
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Sarcomere
Term: sarcomere Literally meaning: ?part of flesh? Origin: Anc Greek????/sarx(=flesh) >genitive form ??????/sarcos+?????/meros(=part) Coined/History(?)DefinitionSarcomere is the basic functional contractile units of a muscle which is composed...
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Diplotene
Term: diplotene Literally meaning: ?double bands? Origin: Anc Greek??????/diplos( =duplex) > ??-/di-(=prefix meaning twice) > ???/dis(=two, double)??????/taenia(=band, ribon)> ?????/tanyo(=strain) Coined/HistoryIn 1912 by The Belgian cytologist...
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Zygotene
Term: zygoteneLiterally meaning: ?yoked bands?Origin: Anc Greek?????/zygos(=yoke, doubled)??????/taenia(=band, ribon)> ?????/tanyo(=strain)Coined/Historyby V Gregoire (1907) DefinitionZygotene is one of the stages of prophase I in which the homologous...
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Peridontium
Term: peridontiumLiterally meaning: ?around the tooth?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)++?????/odous(=tooth) > (in the genitive) ???????/odontos(= of tooth)+-um=latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/HistoryDefinitionPeriodontium...
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Hadal Zone
Term: Hadal zoneOrigin: Anc Greek ????/Hades (=ancient Greek underworld or the god of the underworld) >????????/aidilos(=unseen, unknown) > ?(=(privative, ?non?) +?????/idein(=seen)???????/zonimi(=gird) >????/zone(=belt)Definition The Hadal zone...
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