Biology
pyothorax
Term: pyothorax
Literally meaning: ?pus in thorax?
Origin: Anc Greek
????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)
+?????/thorax(=chest)
Coined/History
(?)
Definition
The collection of pus in the pleural cavity because mainly of lung inflammation (pneumonia).
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Pyorrhea
Term: pyorrhea Literally meaning: ?pus flowing?Origin: Anc Greek????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)+ ???/roe(=stream, flowing) >verb ???/reo(=flow)Coined/HistoryDefinitionPyorrhea or periodontitis is a set of Purulent and inflammatory...
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Pyonephritis
Term: pyonephritisLiterally meaning:Origin: Anc Greek????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)??????/nephros(-kidney)-?????/-itida (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun...
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Empyema
Term: empyemaLiterally meaning: ?suppuration, pus production?Origin: Anc Greek???????/empyema(=suppuration)??-/en (= prefix meaning ?in?, ?into? or ?cause to be?)+????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)Coined/History (?)Definition Empyema...
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Thorax
Term: thorax Origin: Anc Greek ?????/thorax(=chest) Definition Thorax is a division of an animal's body that lies between the head and the abdomen. In mammals, the thorax is the region of the body which lies above the abdomen...
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Pneumonia
Term: pneumonia Origin: Anc Greek ???????/pneumon(=lung) >????/pneo(=blow) à lung disease Coined : Hippocrates (460 BC- 370 BC) was the first physician to accurately described the symptoms of pneumonia although he mentioned that...
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