Biology
peritonitis
Term: peritonitis
Literally meaning: ?inflammation of peritoneum?
Origin: Anc Greek
????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)
+?????/tonos(=stretching) > ?????/taneo(=strain)
+-????/-tis(=(=suffix which is used with the feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos/=disease, denoting ?inflammation of?).
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Definition
Peritonitis is the inflammation of the peritoneum (the thin membrane that lines part of the abdominal and pelvic cavitiy, and covers most abdominal viscera and organs).
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Tendonitis
Term: tendontitis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of a tendon? Origin: Anc Greek?????/teino (=extend) > ?????/tanyo(=strain, stretch) > ??????/taenia(=band, ribon) +(-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.)...
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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...
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Periodontitis
Term: periodontitisLiterally 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?...
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Spondyloarthritis
Term: spondyloarthritisLiterally meaning: ?inflammation of vertebra bones?.Origin: Anc Greek?????????/spondylos(=vertebra) >????/spao(=break)+?????/tylos(=callus, corn)>??????/arthron(=part of the body or article)+-????/-tis(=(=suffix which is used...
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-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 :...
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