Biology
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 of depression, fatigue, and nervousness. although the term allergic toxemia is not used anymore.)
Definition
A serious medical condition as the result of
1. the spread of bacterial products (toxins) by the bloodstream or
2. the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
- Cholaemia Or Cholaemia
Term: cholaemia or cholaemiaLiterally meaning: ?blood with bile?-?????/-hemia (=suffix denoting blood) > ????/hema(=blood)????/chole (=bile) > ?????/cholos(=green because of its colour or (=anger metaphorically)Origin: Anc Greek-?????/-hemia...
- 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...
- 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
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 of depression, fatigue, and nervousness. although the term allergic toxemia is not used anymore.)
Definition
A serious medical condition as the result of
1. the spread of bacterial products (toxins) by the bloodstream or
2. the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
- Cholaemia Or Cholaemia
Term: cholaemia or cholaemiaLiterally meaning: ?blood with bile?-?????/-hemia (=suffix denoting blood) > ????/hema(=blood)????/chole (=bile) > ?????/cholos(=green because of its colour or (=anger metaphorically)Origin: Anc Greek-?????/-hemia...
- 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...
- 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...