Biology
- Pinocytosis
Term: pinocytosisLiterally meaning: ?state of drinking-cell?Origin: Anc Greek????/pino(=drink)+????/soma(body) > ????/sima(=corpse). Homer(9th cen) reffered to word "????" with the meaning of the corpse.Coined/History(?)DefinitionPinosytosis is the...
- Bacteriophage Or, Phage
Term: bacteriophage or, phage Literally meaning: ?bacteria eater?Origin: Anc Greek?????????/bacterion(=bacterium) > ????????/bacteria (=rod, stick) because the first ones observed were rod-shaped.?????/phagos(=eater) > ??????/ephagon(=indefinite...
- Macrophage
Term: macrophageLiterally meaning: ?big eater?Origin: Anc Greek??????/macros (=large)+?????/phogos(=eater) > ??????/ephagon(=indefinite tense of verb "?????"/esthio(eat, devour)Coined/History(?)DefinitionMacrophage is a type of mononuclear leucocyte...
- Phagocytosis
Term: phagocytosisLiterally meaning: "the eating of cells"Origin: Anc Greek?????/phagos(=eater) > ??????/ephagon(=indefinite tense of verb "?????"/esthio(eat, devour)+cyte(=combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek word ??????/cytion (=box,...
- Chromosome
Term: chromosome Origin: Anc Greek ?????* /chroma (=color) <???????? ????**/ soma(=body) because these cellular structures are stained under the microscope. *????/hir(=hand)< ??????/hripto(=touch or anoint) ** ...
Biology
phagosome
Term: phagosome
Literally meaning: ?body of eater?
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/phagos(=eater) > ??????/ephagon(=indefinite tense of verb "?????"/esthio(eat, devour)
++????/soma(body) > ????/sima(=corpse). Homer(9th cen) reffered to word "????" with the meaning of the corpse.
Coined/History
Definition
Phagosome is a vesicle formed during process of phagocytosis.
- Pinocytosis
Term: pinocytosisLiterally meaning: ?state of drinking-cell?Origin: Anc Greek????/pino(=drink)+????/soma(body) > ????/sima(=corpse). Homer(9th cen) reffered to word "????" with the meaning of the corpse.Coined/History(?)DefinitionPinosytosis is the...
- Bacteriophage Or, Phage
Term: bacteriophage or, phage Literally meaning: ?bacteria eater?Origin: Anc Greek?????????/bacterion(=bacterium) > ????????/bacteria (=rod, stick) because the first ones observed were rod-shaped.?????/phagos(=eater) > ??????/ephagon(=indefinite...
- Macrophage
Term: macrophageLiterally meaning: ?big eater?Origin: Anc Greek??????/macros (=large)+?????/phogos(=eater) > ??????/ephagon(=indefinite tense of verb "?????"/esthio(eat, devour)Coined/History(?)DefinitionMacrophage is a type of mononuclear leucocyte...
- Phagocytosis
Term: phagocytosisLiterally meaning: "the eating of cells"Origin: Anc Greek?????/phagos(=eater) > ??????/ephagon(=indefinite tense of verb "?????"/esthio(eat, devour)+cyte(=combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek word ??????/cytion (=box,...
- Chromosome
Term: chromosome Origin: Anc Greek ?????* /chroma (=color) <???????? ????**/ soma(=body) because these cellular structures are stained under the microscope. *????/hir(=hand)< ??????/hripto(=touch or anoint) ** ...