Biology
- Planaria Regeneration
Regeneration is when stem cells create needed body parts of an organism. Both starfish and lizards have this ability. Starfish can regrow their limbs if they are cut. Salamanders have this ability with their limbs and tails as well. Planaria regenerate...
- Rhizomelia
Term: rhizomeliaLiterally meaning: ?roots of limbs?Origin: Anc Greek(????-) (??? ???> (rhizo-)(=root)?????(??? ???)/melos(=limb)Coined/History(?)DefinitionA situation referring to hip or shoulder joints resulting to abnormal growth of...
- Mesomelia
Term: mesomeliaLiterally meaning: ?other antigen?Origin: Anc Greek????-/meso-(=midle)(+?????/(+melia) > melos/?????(feminine)(=limb)Coined/History(?)DefinitionMesomelia is the condition in which the middle part of limbs are shorter than the other...
- Schistomelia
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- Paramyotonia
Term: paramyotonia Literally meaning: ?beyond myotonia? Origin: Anc Greek????-/para-(=pefix denoting intentification, ?beside?, ?near?, ?contrary of? ?side by side? "past by") + ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside...
Biology
phocomelia
Term: phocomelia
Literally meaning: ?seal limbs?
Origin: Anc Greek
????/phoke(=seal)
?????/melos(=limb, part of body)
+(-??)/(-ia)= suffix denoting condition (feminine)
Coined/History
In 1836 by French anatomist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772 ?1844)
Definition
Phocomelia is a rare congenital deformity that causes severe birth defects, especially of the upper limbs which are attached close to the trunk.
- Planaria Regeneration
Regeneration is when stem cells create needed body parts of an organism. Both starfish and lizards have this ability. Starfish can regrow their limbs if they are cut. Salamanders have this ability with their limbs and tails as well. Planaria regenerate...
- Rhizomelia
Term: rhizomeliaLiterally meaning: ?roots of limbs?Origin: Anc Greek(????-) (??? ???> (rhizo-)(=root)?????(??? ???)/melos(=limb)Coined/History(?)DefinitionA situation referring to hip or shoulder joints resulting to abnormal growth of...
- Mesomelia
Term: mesomeliaLiterally meaning: ?other antigen?Origin: Anc Greek????-/meso-(=midle)(+?????/(+melia) > melos/?????(feminine)(=limb)Coined/History(?)DefinitionMesomelia is the condition in which the middle part of limbs are shorter than the other...
- Schistomelia
...
- Paramyotonia
Term: paramyotonia Literally meaning: ?beyond myotonia? Origin: Anc Greek????-/para-(=pefix denoting intentification, ?beside?, ?near?, ?contrary of? ?side by side? "past by") + ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed like the muscle inside...