Biology
tendonitis
Term: tendontitis
Literally meaning: ?inflammation of a tendon?
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/teino (=extend) > ?????/tanyo(=strain, stretch) > ??????/taenia(=band, ribon)
+(-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is in feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos /(=disease).
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Definition
Tendonitis is the inflammation of a tendon that is characterized by pain at tendinous insertions into bone.
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Balanitis
Term: balanitisLiterally meaning: ?inflammation of acorn?Origin: Anc Greek???????/ balanos(=acorn) +(-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is in feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun ? ?????/...
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Sialitis
Term: sialitis (or sialadenitis ) Literally meaning: ?inflammation in saliva? Origin: Anc Greek??????/sialon(=saliva, mucus)+(-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is in feminine...
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Pericarditis
Term: pericarditisLiterally meaning: ?inflammation of pericardium?Origin: Anc Greek????-/peri- (=combining form meaning ?around?)+ ?????? /kardia (=heart) > derived according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD) probably from verb >????????/kradeno...
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Phlebitis
Term: phlebitis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of veins? Origin: Anc Greek????/phleo(=be fruitfull or plentiful)+ (-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is in feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun...
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-itis
Term: -itis Origin: Anc Greeik -????(modern Greek -?????)/-ites (= suffix which is used with the feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos/(=disease), denoting ?inflammation of?. Definition: noun suffix denoting inflammation of as in terms :...
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