Biology
phren and phren-
????/phren(genitive:??????/phrenos) =mind, perception, conscience, heart (as emotional center), diaphragm
runor deratives:
schizophrenia, phrenitis, phrenic nerve
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Tachyphrenia
Term: tachyphreniaLiterally meaning: ?rapid mental activity?Origin: Anc Greek?????/tachys (=rapid or accelerated)+ ????/phren(genitive:??????/phrenos) =mind, perception, conscience, heart (as emotional center), diaphragm>?????/phrazo(=consider,...
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Phrenology, Craniology
Term: phrenology, craniologyLiterally meaning: «study of mind»Origin: Anc Greek????/phren(genitive:??????/phrenos) =mind, perception, conscience, heart (as emotional center), diaphragm>?????/phrazo(=consider, recommend, think)>????/phemi(=show,...
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Clitoris
Term: clitoris Origin: Med Greek ??????????/clitorida(=clitoris) >Anc Greek ???? or ?????/clio(close, shut) + ????/orio(border)Runor deratives: ??????(=key), ?????? (=cage), ????????(=lock) Definition:Clitoris is an small organ of female...
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-pathy, Pathos
Term: -pathy , pathos Origin: -pathy from Greek noun ???????/patheia (suffering) in masculine gender is ?????/ pathos(=passion, sorrow, strong emotion). Definition: suffix used in modern formations to mean "one suffering from" Runor deratives :...
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Schizophrenia
Term: Schizophrenia Origin: Greek from ???????/skhizein (=to split) + ????/phren (= mind) meaning "split mind". Coined: The name coined by Eugen Bleuler (1857-1939), a Swiss psychiatrist in 1911, from the early observation that the illness...
Biology