Biology
- Parahemophilia
Term: parahemophilia Literally meaning: ?almost hemophilia/mild form of hemophilia? Origin: Anc Greek????-/para-(=pefix denoting intentification, ?beside?, ?near?, ?contrary of? ?side by side? ?past by?, ?beyond?) + ????/hema(=blood) +?????/philia (=philia,...
- Thrombosis
Term : thrombosis Literally meaning: ?the process of making clots?Origin: Anc Greek???????/thrombos(=clot) > ???????/thrombos(=clot) >?????/threpho(=feed) + (-????)/-osis (=suffix meaning ?process? or ?state?) Coined/HistoryThe term was coined in...
- Thrombophlebitis
Term: thrombophlebitisLiterally meaning: ?inflammationof veins because of a thrombus?Origin: Anc Greek???????/thrombos(=clot) > ???????/thrombos(=clot) >?????/threpho(=feed) + ????/phleo(=be fruitfull or plentiful)+ (-????)/-???? (=-itis,...
- Body Fluids And Circulation
Click here for PDFCirculation is the transport of nutrients, oxygen, CO2 and excretory products to the concerned tissues or organs.For circulation, simple organisms (sponges, coelenterates etc) use water from their surroundings....
- Coagulation Factors And Related Substances
Number and/or name Function Associated genetic disorders I (Fibrinogen) Forms clot (fibrin) Congenital afibrinogenemia, Familial renal amyloidosis II (Prothrombin) Its active form (IIa) activates I, V, VII, VIII, XI, XIII,...
Biology
prothrombin
Term: prothrombin
Literally meaning: ?in front of thrombin?
Origin: Anc Greek
??o-/pro-(prefix denoting ?in front of?, ?towards?)
+????????/thrombin(=thrombin, a blood coagulation factor, cleaving fibrinogen to form fibrin in the last step of coagulation cascade) > ???????/thrombos(=clot) >?????/threpho(=feed)
Coined/History
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Definition
Prothrombin (factor II) is a plasma glycoprotein that is converted to thrombin in the presence of thromboplastin and calcium ion during coagulation cascade (blood clotting). |
- Parahemophilia
Term: parahemophilia Literally meaning: ?almost hemophilia/mild form of hemophilia? Origin: Anc Greek????-/para-(=pefix denoting intentification, ?beside?, ?near?, ?contrary of? ?side by side? ?past by?, ?beyond?) + ????/hema(=blood) +?????/philia (=philia,...
- Thrombosis
Term : thrombosis Literally meaning: ?the process of making clots?Origin: Anc Greek???????/thrombos(=clot) > ???????/thrombos(=clot) >?????/threpho(=feed) + (-????)/-osis (=suffix meaning ?process? or ?state?) Coined/HistoryThe term was coined in...
- Thrombophlebitis
Term: thrombophlebitisLiterally meaning: ?inflammationof veins because of a thrombus?Origin: Anc Greek???????/thrombos(=clot) > ???????/thrombos(=clot) >?????/threpho(=feed) + ????/phleo(=be fruitfull or plentiful)+ (-????)/-???? (=-itis,...
- Body Fluids And Circulation
Click here for PDFCirculation is the transport of nutrients, oxygen, CO2 and excretory products to the concerned tissues or organs.For circulation, simple organisms (sponges, coelenterates etc) use water from their surroundings....
- Coagulation Factors And Related Substances
Number and/or name Function Associated genetic disorders I (Fibrinogen) Forms clot (fibrin) Congenital afibrinogenemia, Familial renal amyloidosis II (Prothrombin) Its active form (IIa) activates I, V, VII, VIII, XI, XIII,...