Biology
- Enzyme: Cells
This is a picture of my saliva. After a person eats a lot of saliva builds up in the mouth. This is due to the enzyme salivary amylase. The enzyme breaks down carbohydrates into smaller chains of sugars. An enzyme could serve the function of being a...
- 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:...
- Hypotonia
Term: hypotonia Literally meaning: ?diminished tone or tension? Origin: Anc Greek???-/hypo- (prefix meaning "under", "beneath", "less", ?diminished?)+?????/tonos (= the normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles) > ?????/taneo(=strain)...
- Stomatitis
Term: stomatitis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of the mouth? Origin: Anc Greek?????/stoma(=mouth)-???? (modern Greek -?????)/-ites (=suffix which is used with the feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos=disease), denoting ?inflammation of?. Coined/History(?)DefinitionInflammation...
Biology
xerostomia
Term: xerostomia
Origin: Anc Greek
????? /xeros(=dry
-??????/-stomia(=suffix derived from word ?????/stoma=mouth) .
Definition
Xerostomis is a medical condition or rather a symptom, which is defined as dry mouth resulting from reduced or absent saliva flow and it may occur for several reasons as dehydration, radiation therapy and side effects of medicines.
- Enzyme: Cells
This is a picture of my saliva. After a person eats a lot of saliva builds up in the mouth. This is due to the enzyme salivary amylase. The enzyme breaks down carbohydrates into smaller chains of sugars. An enzyme could serve the function of being a...
- 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:...
- Hypotonia
Term: hypotonia Literally meaning: ?diminished tone or tension? Origin: Anc Greek???-/hypo- (prefix meaning "under", "beneath", "less", ?diminished?)+?????/tonos (= the normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles) > ?????/taneo(=strain)...
- Stomatitis
Term: stomatitis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of the mouth? Origin: Anc Greek?????/stoma(=mouth)-???? (modern Greek -?????)/-ites (=suffix which is used with the feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos=disease), denoting ?inflammation of?. Coined/History(?)DefinitionInflammation...