Biology
- Neuroacanthocytosis
Term: neuroacanthocytosisLiterally meaning: ?neuronal condition with thorny cell?Origin: Anc Greek ??????/nevron(=neuron) > ?????/nevra (=catgut)> (??????/nearon (=young) because catgut were made from intestines...
- Acanthocyte
Term: acanthocyteLiterally meaning: ?thorny cell?Origin: Anc Greek??????/acantha(=thorn, sharp spiny structure)+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container) Coined/History The term...
- Zoospore
Term: zoospore Literally meaning: ?seed like animal? Origin: Anc Greek????/zoon=(a live thing, animal)+ ??????(=seed) > (=sow) > ??????/spearo (=disperse) Coined/History(?) DefinitionA zoospore is a motile sexual flagellate spore without...
- Poliosis
Term: poliosisLiterally meaning: ?old or gray state or whitening?Origin: Anc Greek??????/polios(=old, gray, venerable) >???????/palaios(=old, as in Paleontology)+(-????/(-osis)(=suffix denoting process or state)Coined/History(?)DefinitionPoliosis...
- Protozoa
Term: ProtozoaLiterally meaning: ?first animals? Origin: Anc Greek??????/protos(=first)???/zoa(=plural of ??????/zoon=a live thing, animal) Coined/HistoryThe term was coined in1818 by German biologist Georg August Goldfuss Definition(zoology): The...
Biology
zoacanthosis
Term: zoacanthosis
Literally meaning: ?spiny and thick because of an animal?
Origin: Anc Greek
????/zoon=(a live thing, animal)
+??????/acantha(=thorn, sharp spiny structure)
+(-????)/(-osis )(=suffix denoting ?process? or ?state?)
Coined/History
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Definition
Zoacanthosis is a dermatitis caused by hair, bristles, or stingers from an animal.
- Neuroacanthocytosis
Term: neuroacanthocytosisLiterally meaning: ?neuronal condition with thorny cell?Origin: Anc Greek ??????/nevron(=neuron) > ?????/nevra (=catgut)> (??????/nearon (=young) because catgut were made from intestines...
- Acanthocyte
Term: acanthocyteLiterally meaning: ?thorny cell?Origin: Anc Greek??????/acantha(=thorn, sharp spiny structure)+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container) Coined/History The term...
- Zoospore
Term: zoospore Literally meaning: ?seed like animal? Origin: Anc Greek????/zoon=(a live thing, animal)+ ??????(=seed) > (=sow) > ??????/spearo (=disperse) Coined/History(?) DefinitionA zoospore is a motile sexual flagellate spore without...
- Poliosis
Term: poliosisLiterally meaning: ?old or gray state or whitening?Origin: Anc Greek??????/polios(=old, gray, venerable) >???????/palaios(=old, as in Paleontology)+(-????/(-osis)(=suffix denoting process or state)Coined/History(?)DefinitionPoliosis...
- Protozoa
Term: ProtozoaLiterally meaning: ?first animals? Origin: Anc Greek??????/protos(=first)???/zoa(=plural of ??????/zoon=a live thing, animal) Coined/HistoryThe term was coined in1818 by German biologist Georg August Goldfuss Definition(zoology): The...