Biology
Term: schistosoma
- Pinocytosis
Term: pinocytosisLiterally meaning: ?state of drinking-cell?Origin: Anc Greek????/pino(=drink)+????/soma(body) > ????/sima(=corpse). Homer(9th cen) reffered to word "????" with the meaning of the corpse.Coined/History(?)DefinitionPinosytosis is the...
- Pinosome
Term: pinosomeLiterally meaning: ?drinking body(vesicle)?Origin: Anc Greek????/pino(=drink)+????/soma(body) > ????/sima(=corpse). Homer (9th cen) reffered to word "????" with the meaning of the corpse.Coined/History DefinitionPinosome is a small intracellular...
- Dictyosome
Term: dictyosomeOrigin: Anc Greek???????/dictyon(=net) +????/soma(body) > ????/sima(=corpse). Homer (9th cen) reffered to word "????" with the meaning of the corpse.CoinedIn 1910 by A Perroncito to denote the pieces into which the Golgi apparatus...
- Chromosome
Term: chromosome Origin: Anc Greek ?????* /chroma (=color) <???????? ????**/ soma(=body) because these cellular structures are stained under the microscope. *????/hir(=hand)< ??????/hripto(=touch or anoint) ** ...
- Leprosy
Leprosy is a disease that causes harmful skin sores and nerve damage to the arms and legs. Leprosy has been around since way back then, and it was such a terrifying disease that the people who had it were often shunned and sent out of the country. It is...
Biology
schistosoma
Term: schistosoma
Literally meaning: ?split body ?
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/schiso(=slash, divide)
+ ????/soma(body) > ????/sima(=corpse). Homer(9th cen) reffered to word "????" with the meaning of the corpse.
Coined/History
In 1858 by Weinland because the male has an unusual lamelliform shape with marginal folds forming a canal in which the slender female worm resides.
Definition
Schistosoma (or bloo-flukes) is a genus of trematodes which are responsible for the parasitic disease of schistosomiasis, the third most devastating disease throughout Africa, Asia and South America, predominantly in rural areas. The invertebrate hosts are snails and human is infected by parasites in fresh water by skin penetration.
- Pinocytosis
Term: pinocytosisLiterally meaning: ?state of drinking-cell?Origin: Anc Greek????/pino(=drink)+????/soma(body) > ????/sima(=corpse). Homer(9th cen) reffered to word "????" with the meaning of the corpse.Coined/History(?)DefinitionPinosytosis is the...
- Pinosome
Term: pinosomeLiterally meaning: ?drinking body(vesicle)?Origin: Anc Greek????/pino(=drink)+????/soma(body) > ????/sima(=corpse). Homer (9th cen) reffered to word "????" with the meaning of the corpse.Coined/History DefinitionPinosome is a small intracellular...
- Dictyosome
Term: dictyosomeOrigin: Anc Greek???????/dictyon(=net) +????/soma(body) > ????/sima(=corpse). Homer (9th cen) reffered to word "????" with the meaning of the corpse.CoinedIn 1910 by A Perroncito to denote the pieces into which the Golgi apparatus...
- Chromosome
Term: chromosome Origin: Anc Greek ?????* /chroma (=color) <???????? ????**/ soma(=body) because these cellular structures are stained under the microscope. *????/hir(=hand)< ??????/hripto(=touch or anoint) ** ...
- Leprosy
Leprosy is a disease that causes harmful skin sores and nerve damage to the arms and legs. Leprosy has been around since way back then, and it was such a terrifying disease that the people who had it were often shunned and sent out of the country. It is...