Biology
- Pleurodynia
Term: pleurodyniaLiterally meaning: ?rib pain?.Origin: Anc Greek???????/pleuron(=side, rib) >?????? ? ???????=plexus, because ribs are long, that curve around the chest to create the rib cage+ ?????/odyni(= pain) > ????/diao(=regret)Coined/History(?)DefinitionPleurodynia...
- Pyothorax
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- Hemiptera
Term: hemipteraLiterally meaning: half of wingsOrigin: Anc Greek???-/hemi-(=prefix meaning ?half?)?????? /pteron(=wing) Coined /HistoryThe name was coined in 1758 by Linnaeus because of wings? structure, as in many Hemiptera , the basal...
- Pneumothorax
Term: pneumothoraxOrigin: Anc Greek ???????/pneumon(=lung) >????/pneo(=blow) + ?????/thorax(=thorax) Coined:Spontaneous pneumothorax has long been associated with pulmonary tuberculosis and was coined in 1803, by Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, (1774-1838)...
- Locomotion And Movement
Click here for PDFLocomotion is the voluntary movements resulting in a change in location.Types of movement in human being· Amoeboid movement: By pseudopodia. E.g. Macrophages, leucocytes, cytoskeletal elements like microfilaments etc.· Ciliary...
Biology
sternum
Term: sternum
Origin: Anc Greek
???????/sternon(=chest, breastbone)
> ???????/sterizo(=support)
Definition
Sternum in vertebrates is a long flat bony plate located in the center of the thorax (chest). It is absent in both turtles and snakes and it consists of three main parts ( superior to inferior):
- Manubrium
- Body of sternum
- Xiphoid process
- Pleurodynia
Term: pleurodyniaLiterally meaning: ?rib pain?.Origin: Anc Greek???????/pleuron(=side, rib) >?????? ? ???????=plexus, because ribs are long, that curve around the chest to create the rib cage+ ?????/odyni(= pain) > ????/diao(=regret)Coined/History(?)DefinitionPleurodynia...
- Pyothorax
...
- Hemiptera
Term: hemipteraLiterally meaning: half of wingsOrigin: Anc Greek???-/hemi-(=prefix meaning ?half?)?????? /pteron(=wing) Coined /HistoryThe name was coined in 1758 by Linnaeus because of wings? structure, as in many Hemiptera , the basal...
- Pneumothorax
Term: pneumothoraxOrigin: Anc Greek ???????/pneumon(=lung) >????/pneo(=blow) + ?????/thorax(=thorax) Coined:Spontaneous pneumothorax has long been associated with pulmonary tuberculosis and was coined in 1803, by Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, (1774-1838)...
- Locomotion And Movement
Click here for PDFLocomotion is the voluntary movements resulting in a change in location.Types of movement in human being· Amoeboid movement: By pseudopodia. E.g. Macrophages, leucocytes, cytoskeletal elements like microfilaments etc.· Ciliary...