Biology
- Tarsoptosis
Term: tarsoptosisLiterally meaning: ?tarsus fall?Origin: Anc Greek??????/ tarsos(=tarsus) > ????????/tersomai(= to become dry especially for flat objects) + ??????/ptosis(=fall, fail)Coined/History(?)Definition Tarsoptosis or flatfoot is a condition...
- Tendon
Term: tendon Literally meaning: ?tendon, sinew? Origin: Anc Greek?????/teino (=extend) > ?????/tanyo(=strain, stretch) > ??????/taenia(=band, ribon) Coined/History(?) Definition A tendon is the fibrous and flexible connective tissue...
- Malacoplacia
Term: malacoplacia Literally meaning: ?soft flat plate? Origin: Anc Greek???????/malacos(=soft, weak) >??????/omalos(=smooth)+????/apto(=touch)????/plax(=flat plate) Coined/History in the early 1900s by German pathologist David Paul von...
- Blepharoptosis
Term: blepharoptosisLiterally meaning: ?eyelid drooping?Origin: Anc Greek????????/vlepharon(=eyelid)??????/ptosis(=fall, fail)Coined/HistoryDefinitionAbnormal drooping of the upper eyelid....
- Tetrapods
Term: tetrapods Origin: Anc Greek??????/tetras(=tetrad) +????/pous(=foot) > ?????/pateo(=foothold)literally meaning ?four-footed? Definition:Tetrapods are vertebrate animals having four limbs with the same pattern of bones....
Biology
tarsus
Term: tarsus
Literally meaning: ?flat surface used for drying?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/ tarsos(=tarsus) > ????????/tersomai(= to become dry)
Coined/History
(?)
Definition
1. the seven bones between the tibia and the metatarsus in tetrapods
2. the inner fibrous plate of connective tissue of the eyelid.
- Tarsoptosis
Term: tarsoptosisLiterally meaning: ?tarsus fall?Origin: Anc Greek??????/ tarsos(=tarsus) > ????????/tersomai(= to become dry especially for flat objects) + ??????/ptosis(=fall, fail)Coined/History(?)Definition Tarsoptosis or flatfoot is a condition...
- Tendon
Term: tendon Literally meaning: ?tendon, sinew? Origin: Anc Greek?????/teino (=extend) > ?????/tanyo(=strain, stretch) > ??????/taenia(=band, ribon) Coined/History(?) Definition A tendon is the fibrous and flexible connective tissue...
- Malacoplacia
Term: malacoplacia Literally meaning: ?soft flat plate? Origin: Anc Greek???????/malacos(=soft, weak) >??????/omalos(=smooth)+????/apto(=touch)????/plax(=flat plate) Coined/History in the early 1900s by German pathologist David Paul von...
- Blepharoptosis
Term: blepharoptosisLiterally meaning: ?eyelid drooping?Origin: Anc Greek????????/vlepharon(=eyelid)??????/ptosis(=fall, fail)Coined/HistoryDefinitionAbnormal drooping of the upper eyelid....
- Tetrapods
Term: tetrapods Origin: Anc Greek??????/tetras(=tetrad) +????/pous(=foot) > ?????/pateo(=foothold)literally meaning ?four-footed? Definition:Tetrapods are vertebrate animals having four limbs with the same pattern of bones....