Biology
- Omphalocele
Term: opmhalocele (exomphalos)Literally meaning: ?outside the navel?Origin: Anc Greek'ï??????/omphalos (=navel)+????/kele(=hernia) > ??????/keleos(=burn, rupture)Coined/HistoryDefinitionOmphalocele (or exophalos) is a...
- Hedrocele
Term: hedroceleLiterally meaning: ?hernia of anus?Origin: Anc Greek????/hedra(=a seat, the fundament, anus )+????/kele(=hernia, swelling, sac)Coined/History(?) DefinitionHedrocele is an unusual variant of the rare posterior perineal hernia and...
- Sperm
Term: spermLiterally meaning: ?seed?Origin: Anc Greek??????/sperma(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)Coined/History Spermatozoa were first observed in 1677 by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek with a microscope. Leeuwenhoek named them animalcules(litle...
- Spermatocyst
Term: spermatocystLiterally meaning: ?sac filled with sperm?Origin: Anc Greek??????(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder)> ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac)Coined/History(?)Definition(botany) any...
- Polyspermy
Term: polyspermyLiterally meaning: ?state of having several sperms?Origin: Anc Greek????-/poly-(=many, several)+ ??????(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)Coined/History(?)DefinitionPolyspermy is the condition of an ovum that is fertilized by more than...
Biology
spermatocele
Term: spermatocele
Literally meaning: ?swelling in place of sperms?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)
+????/kele(=hernia) > ??????/keleos(=burn, rupture)
Coined/History
(?)
Definition
1. Spermatocele is a benign swelling on the epididymis or the rete testis
2. (opisthobranchiates) a sperm storage sac proximal to the bursa copulatrix.
- Omphalocele
Term: opmhalocele (exomphalos)Literally meaning: ?outside the navel?Origin: Anc Greek'ï??????/omphalos (=navel)+????/kele(=hernia) > ??????/keleos(=burn, rupture)Coined/HistoryDefinitionOmphalocele (or exophalos) is a...
- Hedrocele
Term: hedroceleLiterally meaning: ?hernia of anus?Origin: Anc Greek????/hedra(=a seat, the fundament, anus )+????/kele(=hernia, swelling, sac)Coined/History(?) DefinitionHedrocele is an unusual variant of the rare posterior perineal hernia and...
- Sperm
Term: spermLiterally meaning: ?seed?Origin: Anc Greek??????/sperma(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)Coined/History Spermatozoa were first observed in 1677 by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek with a microscope. Leeuwenhoek named them animalcules(litle...
- Spermatocyst
Term: spermatocystLiterally meaning: ?sac filled with sperm?Origin: Anc Greek??????(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder)> ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac)Coined/History(?)Definition(botany) any...
- Polyspermy
Term: polyspermyLiterally meaning: ?state of having several sperms?Origin: Anc Greek????-/poly-(=many, several)+ ??????(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)Coined/History(?)DefinitionPolyspermy is the condition of an ovum that is fertilized by more than...