Biology
- Blepharoplast
Term: blepharoplastLiterally meaning: ?formation of eyelid?Origin: Anc Greek?????/vlepo (=see) > ????????/vlepharon(=eyelid)???????/plastis (=one who molds) > ????????/plassein(=to create, to form, to mold) Coined/HistoryDefinitionBlepharoplast...
- Tarsoptosis
Term: tarsoptosisLiterally meaning: ?tarsus fall?Origin: Anc Greek??????/ tarsos(=tarsus) > ????????/tersomai(= to become dry especially for flat objects) + ??????/ptosis(=fall, fail)Coined/History(?)Definition Tarsoptosis or flatfoot is a condition...
- Phocomelia
Term: phocomeliaLiterally meaning: ?seal limbs? Origin: Anc Greek????/phoke(=seal)?????/melos(=limb, part of body)+(-??)/(-ia)= suffix denoting condition (feminine)Coined/HistoryIn 1836 by French anatomist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772 ?1844)...
- Blepharoptosis
Term: blepharoptosisLiterally meaning: ?eyelid drooping?Origin: Anc Greek????????/vlepharon(=eyelid)??????/ptosis(=fall, fail)Coined/HistoryDefinitionAbnormal drooping of the upper eyelid....
- Apoptosis
Term: apoptosis Origin: Anc Greek ???/ apo(= from) + ??????/ptosis(= falling)> dropping off or falling off of petals from flowers, or leaves from trees. Coined: German scientist Carl Vogt was first to describe the principle of apoptosis in...
Biology
ptosis
Term: ptosis
Literally meaning: ?falling, fall?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/ptosis(=fall, fail)
Coined/History
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Definition
Abnormal lowering or drooping of a body?s part, especially a drooping of the upper eyelid affecting one or both eyes (blepharoptosis).
- Blepharoplast
Term: blepharoplastLiterally meaning: ?formation of eyelid?Origin: Anc Greek?????/vlepo (=see) > ????????/vlepharon(=eyelid)???????/plastis (=one who molds) > ????????/plassein(=to create, to form, to mold) Coined/HistoryDefinitionBlepharoplast...
- Tarsoptosis
Term: tarsoptosisLiterally meaning: ?tarsus fall?Origin: Anc Greek??????/ tarsos(=tarsus) > ????????/tersomai(= to become dry especially for flat objects) + ??????/ptosis(=fall, fail)Coined/History(?)Definition Tarsoptosis or flatfoot is a condition...
- Phocomelia
Term: phocomeliaLiterally meaning: ?seal limbs? Origin: Anc Greek????/phoke(=seal)?????/melos(=limb, part of body)+(-??)/(-ia)= suffix denoting condition (feminine)Coined/HistoryIn 1836 by French anatomist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772 ?1844)...
- Blepharoptosis
Term: blepharoptosisLiterally meaning: ?eyelid drooping?Origin: Anc Greek????????/vlepharon(=eyelid)??????/ptosis(=fall, fail)Coined/HistoryDefinitionAbnormal drooping of the upper eyelid....
- Apoptosis
Term: apoptosis Origin: Anc Greek ???/ apo(= from) + ??????/ptosis(= falling)> dropping off or falling off of petals from flowers, or leaves from trees. Coined: German scientist Carl Vogt was first to describe the principle of apoptosis in...