Biology
- Peridontium
Term: peridontiumLiterally meaning: ?around the tooth?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)++?????/odous(=tooth) > (in the genitive) ???????/odontos(= of tooth)+-um=latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/HistoryDefinitionPeriodontium...
- Pyogenic
Term: pyogenic (adj)Literally meaning: "suppurative"Origin: Anc Greek????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)+ -?????/-genis(=-genic, suffix denoting ?production of?) > ?????/geno (=birth to) >Coined/History(?)DefinitionPyogenic is a bacterial...
- Pyothorax
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- Hemorrhoid (pl Hemorrhoids)
Term: hemorrhoid (pl hemorrhoids) Literally meaning: blood flowOrigin: Anc Greek????/haema(=blood)???/roe(=stream, flowing) >verb ???/reo(=flow)Coined/Historyby Hippocrates(460 BC ? ca. 370 BC) in order to describe the blood flow around the anusDefinition...
- Rheumatism
Term: rheumatism Origin: Anc Greek ?????/rheuma (=stream, flowing) ???/roe (=flow)Coined: The term was introduced into the literature by the French physician G Guillaume de Baillou (1538?1616), who emphasized that arthritis could be a systemic disorder...
Biology
pyorrhea
Term: pyorrhea
Literally meaning: ?pus flowing?
Origin: Anc Greek
????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)
+ ???/roe(=stream, flowing) >verb ???/reo(=flow)
Coined/History
Definition
Pyorrhea or periodontitis is a set of Purulent and inflammatory diseases affecting the tissues that surround and support the teeth as ligaments and bones (periodontium).
- Peridontium
Term: peridontiumLiterally meaning: ?around the tooth?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)++?????/odous(=tooth) > (in the genitive) ???????/odontos(= of tooth)+-um=latin suffix that forms singular nounsCoined/HistoryDefinitionPeriodontium...
- Pyogenic
Term: pyogenic (adj)Literally meaning: "suppurative"Origin: Anc Greek????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)+ -?????/-genis(=-genic, suffix denoting ?production of?) > ?????/geno (=birth to) >Coined/History(?)DefinitionPyogenic is a bacterial...
- Pyothorax
...
- Hemorrhoid (pl Hemorrhoids)
Term: hemorrhoid (pl hemorrhoids) Literally meaning: blood flowOrigin: Anc Greek????/haema(=blood)???/roe(=stream, flowing) >verb ???/reo(=flow)Coined/Historyby Hippocrates(460 BC ? ca. 370 BC) in order to describe the blood flow around the anusDefinition...
- Rheumatism
Term: rheumatism Origin: Anc Greek ?????/rheuma (=stream, flowing) ???/roe (=flow)Coined: The term was introduced into the literature by the French physician G Guillaume de Baillou (1538?1616), who emphasized that arthritis could be a systemic disorder...