Biology
prognosis
Term: prognosis
Origin:
Prefix ???/pro(=before) + ??????/gnosis (inquiry, knowing) > ????????/gignosko(=come to know)
Coined : in the mid 17th century.
Definition:
a prediction of the course of a disease .
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Xenodiagnosis
Term: xenodiagnosis Literally meaning: ?diagnosis through a foreigner? Origin: Anc Greek?????/xenos(=foreign, strange)+ ???-/dia-(through) > ???/dio(two) + ??????/gnosis(=(inquiry, knowing) > ????????/gignosko(=come to know,...
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Pathognomonic
Term: pathognomonic (often misspelled as pathognomic)Literally meaning: ?index for suffering/disease?Origin: Anc Greek????-/patho-(=prefix denoting ?suffering?) > ????? / pathos(=passion, sorrow, strong emotion)+ ??????/gnomon(=judge) >????????/gignosko(=understand,...
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Erythrocyte
Term: erythrocyte, erytro+cyte Origin: Anc Greek???????/erythros(=red) +cyte(=compining form for ?cell? derived from anc Greek word ??????/cytion(=box, container)Coined(?)Erythrocytes are cells that observed first during the last half of the 17th...
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Asthma
Term : asthma Origin:...
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Urine
Term: urine Origin: Anc Greek ?????/ouron(=urine)>latin urina < ???? <o+??? (=flow) Coined: early 14th cen DefinitionA mainly aqueous solution of salt (sodium chloride) and substances called urea and uric acid as a waste product ...
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