Biology
- Zoster
Term: zosterLiterally meaning: ?gird?Origin: Anc Greek??????/zoster(=belt, girdle) + ????/zone(=belt) > ???????/zonimi(=gird) Coined/History The zoster was a belt worn by warriors in ancient Greece in order to secure their armour....
- Scleroderma
Term: sclerodermaLiterally meaning: tough skinOrigin: Anc Greek???????/scleros(=hard, tough)?????/derma(=skin) > ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay).Coined/Historyin 1847 by Gintrac who based on the...
- Sthethoscope
Term: stethoscopeOrigin: Anc Greek ??????/stethos(=brest)+ ??????/scopos(=aim, look at) CoinedThe stethoscope was invented in 1816 by French phycisian Rene Laennec at the Necker-Enfants malades Hospital in Paris. One day, when he...
- Leprosy
Term: leprosy Origin: Anc Greek??????/lepros(=scaly) > feminine form ?????/lepra(=leprosy)?????/lopos(=flake, peel)Ø ????/lepo(=scale)The English word ?leper?, in the 14th century it came to be used for a person suffering from leprosy....
- Sarcoidosis Or Sarcoid
Term: sarcoidosis or sarcoid Origin: An Greek ?????/sarca(=flesh) + ?????/eidos --> oid(= like, form) + osis (=process) because one of the main symptom of the disease is the skin eruptions that it causes. Coined : Sarcoidosis was probably...
Biology
psoriasis
Term: psoriasis
Literally meaning: ?state of being itchy?
Origin: Anc Greek
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| Dr Ferdinand Ritter Von Hebra (1816-1880) |
????/psora(=mange, scurvy, itch) > ???/psio(=rub)
Coined/History
In 1864 by Austrian dermatologist Dr Ferdinand Ritter Von Hebra (1816-1880) (University of Vienna
Definition
Psoriasis is a chronic noncontagious autoimmune disease that appears on the skin and it is characterised by reddish and scaly rash.
- Zoster
Term: zosterLiterally meaning: ?gird?Origin: Anc Greek??????/zoster(=belt, girdle) + ????/zone(=belt) > ???????/zonimi(=gird) Coined/History The zoster was a belt worn by warriors in ancient Greece in order to secure their armour....
- Scleroderma
Term: sclerodermaLiterally meaning: tough skinOrigin: Anc Greek???????/scleros(=hard, tough)?????/derma(=skin) > ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay).Coined/Historyin 1847 by Gintrac who based on the...
- Sthethoscope
Term: stethoscopeOrigin: Anc Greek ??????/stethos(=brest)+ ??????/scopos(=aim, look at) CoinedThe stethoscope was invented in 1816 by French phycisian Rene Laennec at the Necker-Enfants malades Hospital in Paris. One day, when he...
- Leprosy
Term: leprosy Origin: Anc Greek??????/lepros(=scaly) > feminine form ?????/lepra(=leprosy)?????/lopos(=flake, peel)Ø ????/lepo(=scale)The English word ?leper?, in the 14th century it came to be used for a person suffering from leprosy....
- Sarcoidosis Or Sarcoid
Term: sarcoidosis or sarcoid Origin: An Greek ?????/sarca(=flesh) + ?????/eidos --> oid(= like, form) + osis (=process) because one of the main symptom of the disease is the skin eruptions that it causes. Coined : Sarcoidosis was probably...