Biology
- Metrorrhagia
Term: metrorrhagia Literally meaning: ?womb eruption? Origin: Anc Greek ?????/metra(=womb) + ???????/rignimi(=burst, erupt) Coined/History - Definition Metrorrhagia is abnormal bleeding from theuterus especially between menstrual periods. ...
- Paresthesia Or Paraesthesia
Term: paresthesia or paraesthesia (in British English)Literally meaning: ?morbid sensation?Origin: Anc Greek????-/para-(=pefix denoting ?beside?, ?near?, ?contrary of?) ????????/esthisis(noun))/(=perception )> ???/aio(=see, hear Coined/HistoryDefinitionParesthesia...
- Phalanx ( Plural: Phalanges)
Term: phalanx, plural: phalanges Literally meaning: ??? Origin: Anc Greek??????/phalax(=, troop, battle line, round piece of wood, finger?s and toe?s bone)>????/pali+???/ago (=fight) Coined/HistoryThe etymology is derived from the concept...
- Phlyctena
Term: phlyctenaLiterally meaning: ?condition of bubble up?Origin: Anc Greek?????????/phlyctena(=bubble) > ????/phlyo(=flood) Coined/History(?)DefinitionPhlyctena is a small blister filled with lymph. ...
- Brachydactyly
Term: brachydactyly Origin: Anc Greek ??????/brachys(=short)+ ????????/dactylos(= finger, digit) > ???????/deiktes(=index finger)Coined Definition Brachydactyly is a general term concerning an inherited trait characterized by disproportionately short...
Biology
popholyx
Term: popholyx
Literally meaning: ?bubble?
Origin: Anc Greek
????????/ popholyx (=bubble) >??????/pomphos(=blister) >???????/
paphlazo(=swash, plash)
Coined/History
Pompholyx is also known as dyshidrosis, a term coined by Tilbury Fox in 1873, w who believed that the eruption was caused by abnormal sweating.
Definition
Popholyx (or dyshidrotic eczema) is a skin diease characterised by an eruption of very itchy vesicles on the sides of the fingers and palms of the hands and occasionally on the feet and toes. The exact cause of pompholyx is unknown.
- Metrorrhagia
Term: metrorrhagia Literally meaning: ?womb eruption? Origin: Anc Greek ?????/metra(=womb) + ???????/rignimi(=burst, erupt) Coined/History - Definition Metrorrhagia is abnormal bleeding from theuterus especially between menstrual periods. ...
- Paresthesia Or Paraesthesia
Term: paresthesia or paraesthesia (in British English)Literally meaning: ?morbid sensation?Origin: Anc Greek????-/para-(=pefix denoting ?beside?, ?near?, ?contrary of?) ????????/esthisis(noun))/(=perception )> ???/aio(=see, hear Coined/HistoryDefinitionParesthesia...
- Phalanx ( Plural: Phalanges)
Term: phalanx, plural: phalanges Literally meaning: ??? Origin: Anc Greek??????/phalax(=, troop, battle line, round piece of wood, finger?s and toe?s bone)>????/pali+???/ago (=fight) Coined/HistoryThe etymology is derived from the concept...
- Phlyctena
Term: phlyctenaLiterally meaning: ?condition of bubble up?Origin: Anc Greek?????????/phlyctena(=bubble) > ????/phlyo(=flood) Coined/History(?)DefinitionPhlyctena is a small blister filled with lymph. ...
- Brachydactyly
Term: brachydactyly Origin: Anc Greek ??????/brachys(=short)+ ????????/dactylos(= finger, digit) > ???????/deiktes(=index finger)Coined Definition Brachydactyly is a general term concerning an inherited trait characterized by disproportionately short...