Biology
- Pterygium (pl Pterygia) Or Surfer?s Eye
Term: pterygium (pl pterygia) or Surfer?s EyeLiterally meaning: ?small wing?Origin: Anc Greek??????/pteron(=wing) > ???????/petomai (=fly)-????/-ygio(=suffix used for diminutives of nouns)+( -um) =latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/History ...
- 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...
- Periosteum
Term: periosteum Literally meaning: ?around the bone?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)+ ??????/osteo?(=bone) > ? (accumulate) + ??????/istimi(stand) +-um=latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/HistoryDefinitionPeriosteum...
- Perimysium
Term: perimysiumLiterally meaning: ?around the muscle?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)+ ???/mys/ (=muscle, mouse) > ???/myo(=enclosed, like the muscle inside body or the rat in its nest=epimys)+-um=latin suffix...
- Kyphosis
Term: kyphosisLiterally meaning: Origin: Anc Greek???????/kyphosis(=kyphosis) >?????/kyphos(=bent forward, humped) > ?????/kypto(=bent)+>-????/osis(=osis, suffix meaning a medical condition) Coined/HistoryThe ancient Greek phycisian Galen of...
Biology
perineum
Term: perineum
Literally meaning: ?around evacuated region?
Origin: Anc Greek
????????/perineos(=perineum)
>????-/peri-(=around) + ????/ineo(=evacuate)
+( -um) =latin suffix that forms singular nouns
Coined/History
by Greek phycisian Galen of Pergamon (130?200 AD) who stated the difference between men and women is that the partys in women are within , whereas in men they are outside, in the region called perineum.
Definition
The perineum is the region of the body inferior to the pelvic diaphragm and between the legs (between the anus and the external genitalia).
- Pterygium (pl Pterygia) Or Surfer?s Eye
Term: pterygium (pl pterygia) or Surfer?s EyeLiterally meaning: ?small wing?Origin: Anc Greek??????/pteron(=wing) > ???????/petomai (=fly)-????/-ygio(=suffix used for diminutives of nouns)+( -um) =latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/History ...
- 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...
- Periosteum
Term: periosteum Literally meaning: ?around the bone?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)+ ??????/osteo?(=bone) > ? (accumulate) + ??????/istimi(stand) +-um=latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/HistoryDefinitionPeriosteum...
- Perimysium
Term: perimysiumLiterally meaning: ?around the muscle?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)+ ???/mys/ (=muscle, mouse) > ???/myo(=enclosed, like the muscle inside body or the rat in its nest=epimys)+-um=latin suffix...
- Kyphosis
Term: kyphosisLiterally meaning: Origin: Anc Greek???????/kyphosis(=kyphosis) >?????/kyphos(=bent forward, humped) > ?????/kypto(=bent)+>-????/osis(=osis, suffix meaning a medical condition) Coined/HistoryThe ancient Greek phycisian Galen of...