Biology
- #40 Movement Of Water And Minerals In The Xylem
Most plants secure the water and minerals they need from their roots. The path taken is: soil -> roots -> stems -> leaves. The minerals (e.g., K+, Ca2+) travel dissolved in the water. Water and minerals enter the root by separate paths which...
- Stomadynia
Term: stomatodyniaLiterally meaning: ?stoma pain?Origin: Anc Greek?????/stoma (=mouth)+ ?????/odyni(= pain) > ????/diao(=regret)Coined/History(?) Definition Glossodynia is a condition characterized...
- Hydrostomia
Term: hydrostomia Literally meaning: ?wet mouth?Origin: Anc Greek???o-/hydro-(=suffix denoting water) >????/hydor(=water)+ ?????/stoma (=mouth) Coined/History (?)DefinitionHydrostomia or ptyalism is the excessive saliva into the mouth. Opposite:...
- Tracheostomy Or Tracheotomy
Term: tracheostomy or tracheotomy Origin: ?nc Greek Anc Greek ???????/tracheia(= feminine gender of ??????/trachys=rough) > verb ???????/tarazo(=ruffle) + ?????/stoma(=mouth, orifice) à tracheostomyor ????/tomi(=incision) à tracheotomy Coined...
- Stomach
Term: stomach Origin: Anc Greek ?????/stoma(mouth) + ???/ago(=lead, carry) Coined: Definition A sac-shaped muscular organ of digestive tract (alimetary canal) in which food is stored, diluted and digested. Runon derivatives : stomachoscope...
Biology
stoma (pl stomata)
Term: stoma (pl stomata)
Origin: Anc Greek
?????(=mouth)
> ????/tomi(=insicion)
Definition:
1. a mouthlike opening in the body
2. One of the minute openings in the epidermis of a plant organ (usually in leaf) through which gases and water vapor pass.
- #40 Movement Of Water And Minerals In The Xylem
Most plants secure the water and minerals they need from their roots. The path taken is: soil -> roots -> stems -> leaves. The minerals (e.g., K+, Ca2+) travel dissolved in the water. Water and minerals enter the root by separate paths which...
- Stomadynia
Term: stomatodyniaLiterally meaning: ?stoma pain?Origin: Anc Greek?????/stoma (=mouth)+ ?????/odyni(= pain) > ????/diao(=regret)Coined/History(?) Definition Glossodynia is a condition characterized...
- Hydrostomia
Term: hydrostomia Literally meaning: ?wet mouth?Origin: Anc Greek???o-/hydro-(=suffix denoting water) >????/hydor(=water)+ ?????/stoma (=mouth) Coined/History (?)DefinitionHydrostomia or ptyalism is the excessive saliva into the mouth. Opposite:...
- Tracheostomy Or Tracheotomy
Term: tracheostomy or tracheotomy Origin: ?nc Greek Anc Greek ???????/tracheia(= feminine gender of ??????/trachys=rough) > verb ???????/tarazo(=ruffle) + ?????/stoma(=mouth, orifice) à tracheostomyor ????/tomi(=incision) à tracheotomy Coined...
- Stomach
Term: stomach Origin: Anc Greek ?????/stoma(mouth) + ???/ago(=lead, carry) Coined: Definition A sac-shaped muscular organ of digestive tract (alimetary canal) in which food is stored, diluted and digested. Runon derivatives : stomachoscope...