Biology
-????/-osis (=osis, suffix denoting ?process? or ?state )
- Toxidrome
Term: toxidromeLiterally meaning: ?portmanteau word of toxic and syndrome?Origin: Anc Greek???????/toxikon(=poison used to poison arrow heads) >????/toxo(=bow)+??????/dromos(= road, street) > ???????/dedroma(=past perfect of verb ???????/trecho...
- Enterotoxin
Term: enterotoxinLiterally meaning: toxin of intestineOrigin: Anc Greek???????/enteron(=intestine, bowel) < ?????/entos(=inside, within) +???????/toxikon(= poison used to poison arrow heads) > ?????/toxon(bow) Coined/History(?)Definition A...
- Toxemia
Term: Toxemia (blood poisoning) Origin: Anc Greek ???????/toxicon(=(poison used to poison arrow heads) > ?????/toxon(bow) + ?????/-hemia (=suffix denoting blood) Coined: ? (In 1930, Rowe coined the term "allergic toxemia" to describe a syndrome...
- Toxin
Term: toxin Coined: by chemist Ludwig Brieger (1849?1919) Origin: Anc Greek ???????/toxikon(= poison used to poison arrow heads) > ?????/toxon(bow) Definition: A peptide or protein that is produced by living...
- Toxic
Term: toxic (adj) Origin: Anc Greek ???????/toxikon(= poison used to poison arrow heads) > ?????/toxon(bow) Definition: adj pertaining to or caused by poison or a toxin...
Biology
thyrotoxicosis
Term: thyrotoxicosis
Literally meaning: ?poisoning because of thyroid?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????????/thyreodes(=shield-shaped) > ??????/thyreos(=blazon, shield) > ????/thyra (=door, as this type of Greek shield resembled to an large oblong door)
???????/toxicon(=(poison used to poison arrow heads) > ?????/toxon(bow)
-????/-osis (=osis, suffix denoting ?process? or ?state )
Coined/History
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Definition
Thyrotoxocosis is a metabolic abnormality caused by elevation of thyroid hormone in serum because of thyroid gland hyperactivity. Thyrotoxicosis is similar but not synonymous to hyperthyroidism as it can be caused by ingestion of exogenous thyroid hormones.
- Toxidrome
Term: toxidromeLiterally meaning: ?portmanteau word of toxic and syndrome?Origin: Anc Greek???????/toxikon(=poison used to poison arrow heads) >????/toxo(=bow)+??????/dromos(= road, street) > ???????/dedroma(=past perfect of verb ???????/trecho...
- Enterotoxin
Term: enterotoxinLiterally meaning: toxin of intestineOrigin: Anc Greek???????/enteron(=intestine, bowel) < ?????/entos(=inside, within) +???????/toxikon(= poison used to poison arrow heads) > ?????/toxon(bow) Coined/History(?)Definition A...
- Toxemia
Term: Toxemia (blood poisoning) Origin: Anc Greek ???????/toxicon(=(poison used to poison arrow heads) > ?????/toxon(bow) + ?????/-hemia (=suffix denoting blood) Coined: ? (In 1930, Rowe coined the term "allergic toxemia" to describe a syndrome...
- Toxin
Term: toxin Coined: by chemist Ludwig Brieger (1849?1919) Origin: Anc Greek ???????/toxikon(= poison used to poison arrow heads) > ?????/toxon(bow) Definition: A peptide or protein that is produced by living...
- Toxic
Term: toxic (adj) Origin: Anc Greek ???????/toxikon(= poison used to poison arrow heads) > ?????/toxon(bow) Definition: adj pertaining to or caused by poison or a toxin...