Biology
- Angiorraphy
Term: angiorraphyLiterally meaning: ?suture of a vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)"ñ??? < "ñ????]//raphe<to suture >?+????/apto(=to touch)Coined/History(?)Definition Angiorraphy is the...
- Hermaphrodite
Term: hermaphroditeLiterally meaning: ?Hermes and Aphrodite (in one body)?Origin: Anc Greek????????????/Hermaphroditos(=a minor deity, the handsome youth son of Hermes and Aphrodite who was fused with nymph, Salmacis, after her prayer...
- Pterygium (pl Pterygia) Or Surfer?s Eye
Term: pterygium (pl pterygia) or Surfer?s EyeLiterally meaning: ?small wing?Origin: Anc Greek??????/pteron(=wing) > ???????/petomai (=fly)-????/-ygio(=suffix used for diminutives of nouns)+( -um) =latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/History ...
- Central Neural System (cns) - Brain And Spinal Cord
CENTRAL NEURAL SYSTEM (CNS)Central neural system consists of 2 parts: Brain and Spinal cordA. BRAINIt is protected in cranial cavity. It has 3-layered connective tissue membranes (outer dura mater, middle arachnoid mater and inner pia mater) called cranial...
- Butterfly, Moth & Caterpillar Facts
Morpho rhetenor Butterflies and moths are found on all land masses except Antarctica. Butterflies are further divided into 30 orders, based mainly on their wing structure.Butterflies belong to, alongside with moths to an order called Lepidoptera.The...
Biology
pterion
Term: pterion
Literally meaning: ?wing?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/pteron(=wing)
Coined/History
The Greek Olympian god Hermes, herald of the gods, was wearing wings on his sandals and on his head, which were attached at the pterion.
Definition
The pterion is the point corresponding with the posterior end of the sphenoparietal suture where frontal, parietal, temporal and sphenoid bones meet.
- Angiorraphy
Term: angiorraphyLiterally meaning: ?suture of a vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)"ñ??? < "ñ????]//raphe<to suture >?+????/apto(=to touch)Coined/History(?)Definition Angiorraphy is the...
- Hermaphrodite
Term: hermaphroditeLiterally meaning: ?Hermes and Aphrodite (in one body)?Origin: Anc Greek????????????/Hermaphroditos(=a minor deity, the handsome youth son of Hermes and Aphrodite who was fused with nymph, Salmacis, after her prayer...
- Pterygium (pl Pterygia) Or Surfer?s Eye
Term: pterygium (pl pterygia) or Surfer?s EyeLiterally meaning: ?small wing?Origin: Anc Greek??????/pteron(=wing) > ???????/petomai (=fly)-????/-ygio(=suffix used for diminutives of nouns)+( -um) =latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/History ...
- Central Neural System (cns) - Brain And Spinal Cord
CENTRAL NEURAL SYSTEM (CNS)Central neural system consists of 2 parts: Brain and Spinal cordA. BRAINIt is protected in cranial cavity. It has 3-layered connective tissue membranes (outer dura mater, middle arachnoid mater and inner pia mater) called cranial...
- Butterfly, Moth & Caterpillar Facts
Morpho rhetenor Butterflies and moths are found on all land masses except Antarctica. Butterflies are further divided into 30 orders, based mainly on their wing structure.Butterflies belong to, alongside with moths to an order called Lepidoptera.The...