Biology
- Angiomegaly
Term: angiomegalyLiterally meaning: ?vessel enlargement?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ ?????/megas(=great, large, mighty" > (feminine) ??????/megali,Coined/History(?)DefinitionAngiomegaly is a vascular...
- Thalassemia
Term: thalassemia Literally meaning: ?sea in the blood? Origin: Anc Greek???????/thalassa(=sea)-?????/-hemia (=suffix denoting blood) > ????/hema(=blood) Coined/HistoryThalasemia was first described in 1925 by American paediatrician and hematologist Thomas...
- Myeloid
Term: myeloidLiterally meaning: ?bone marrow (or core) like?Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=to be enclosed)-??????/-oides(=-oid, prefix meaning ?like?, ?type?, ?form?) Coined/HistoryIn 1869 by The Neumann, as he was the first...
- Hepatomegaly
Term: hepatomegaly Literally meaning: ?large liver?Origin: Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >(genitive case) ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its...
- Anemia And Suffix -emia
Term: anemia Literally meaning: "without blood" Origin: Anc Greek ???????/anaimia(= lack of blood) >?? /an (prefix that denotes absence) + ????/hema (blood) ---> -emia : suffix that denotes the term ????/hema (blood) Coined: the first...
Biology
splenomegaly
Term: splenomegaly
Literally meaning: ?enlargement of spleen?
Origin: Anc Greek
????? /spleen (=spleen) > ????????/splahnon (=vincera) > ????? /pleko (=knit). In latin this root became lien afer losing its initial sp
+ ?????/megas(=great, large, mighty" > (femininme) ??????/megali,
Coined/History
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Definition
Splenomegaly is an enlargement of the spleen resulting from many conditions as certain infections, anemia, and increased splenic blood flow anemia.
- Angiomegaly
Term: angiomegalyLiterally meaning: ?vessel enlargement?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ ?????/megas(=great, large, mighty" > (feminine) ??????/megali,Coined/History(?)DefinitionAngiomegaly is a vascular...
- Thalassemia
Term: thalassemia Literally meaning: ?sea in the blood? Origin: Anc Greek???????/thalassa(=sea)-?????/-hemia (=suffix denoting blood) > ????/hema(=blood) Coined/HistoryThalasemia was first described in 1925 by American paediatrician and hematologist Thomas...
- Myeloid
Term: myeloidLiterally meaning: ?bone marrow (or core) like?Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=to be enclosed)-??????/-oides(=-oid, prefix meaning ?like?, ?type?, ?form?) Coined/HistoryIn 1869 by The Neumann, as he was the first...
- Hepatomegaly
Term: hepatomegaly Literally meaning: ?large liver?Origin: Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >(genitive case) ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its...
- Anemia And Suffix -emia
Term: anemia Literally meaning: "without blood" Origin: Anc Greek ???????/anaimia(= lack of blood) >?? /an (prefix that denotes absence) + ????/hema (blood) ---> -emia : suffix that denotes the term ????/hema (blood) Coined: the first...