Biology
- Pericarditis
Term: pericarditisLiterally meaning: ?inflammation of pericardium?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)+ ?????? /kardia (=heart) > derived according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD) probably from verb >????????/kradeno...
- Phlebitis
Term: phlebitis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of veins? Origin: Anc Greek????/phleo(=be fruitfull or plentiful)+ (-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is in feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun...
- Polymyositis
Term: polymyositisLiterally meaning: "inflammation of several or many muscles at once"Origin: Anc Greek????-/poly-(=many, several)+???-/myo-(=combining form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the...
- Pyonephritis
Term: pyonephritisLiterally meaning:Origin: Anc Greek????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)??????/nephros(-kidney)-?????/-itida (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun...
- -itis
Term: -itis Origin: Anc Greeik -????(modern Greek -?????)/-ites (= suffix which is used with the feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos/(=disease), denoting ?inflammation of?. Definition: noun suffix denoting inflammation of as in terms :...
Biology
periodontitis
Term: periodontitis
Literally meaning: ?inflammation around tooth?
Origin: Anc Greek
????-/peri-(=combining form denoting around)
+?????/odous(=tooth) > (in the genitive) ???????/odontos(= of tooth)
+ -?????/-itida (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos /(=disease)
Coined/History
Definition
Periodontitis or pyorrhea is a set of inflammatory diseases affecting the , i.e., the tissues that surround and support the teeth (periodontium)
- Pericarditis
Term: pericarditisLiterally meaning: ?inflammation of pericardium?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)+ ?????? /kardia (=heart) > derived according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD) probably from verb >????????/kradeno...
- Phlebitis
Term: phlebitis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of veins? Origin: Anc Greek????/phleo(=be fruitfull or plentiful)+ (-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is in feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun...
- Polymyositis
Term: polymyositisLiterally meaning: "inflammation of several or many muscles at once"Origin: Anc Greek????-/poly-(=many, several)+???-/myo-(=combining form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the...
- Pyonephritis
Term: pyonephritisLiterally meaning:Origin: Anc Greek????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)??????/nephros(-kidney)-?????/-itida (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun...
- -itis
Term: -itis Origin: Anc Greeik -????(modern Greek -?????)/-ites (= suffix which is used with the feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos/(=disease), denoting ?inflammation of?. Definition: noun suffix denoting inflammation of as in terms :...