Biology
- Acropachy
Term: acropahyLiterally meaning: ?thick edge? or ?thick extremity?Origin: Anc Greek????/ acro(=edge)+ ?????/pachys(=thick)Coined/HistoryThe term acropachy, was first employed by Högler in 1920 in discussing the secondary osteoarthropathies. Periosteal...
- Osteoclast
Term: osteoclastLiterally meaning: ?what breaks bones?Origin: Anc Greek'ï???[õ?/ostoun(=bone)+????,?/ klao, klo(=break, prune)Coined/History Osteoclasts were discovered on bone surface by Swiss anatomist Albert von Kolliker (1817-1905), ...
- Zygion
Term: zygionLiterally meaning: ?yoked?Origin: Anc Greek?????/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double)Coined/History(?)DefinitionZygion is a craniometric point at either end of zygomatic arch. ...
- Zygon
Term: zygon Literally meaning: ?yoke? Origin: Anc Greek?????/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double) Coined/History(?) DefinitionZygon is the H shaped fissure of the brain. ...
- Myeloid
Term: myeloidLiterally meaning: ?bone marrow (or core) like?Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=to be enclosed)-??????/-oides(=-oid, prefix meaning ?like?, ?type?, ?form?) Coined/HistoryIn 1869 by The Neumann, as he was the first...
Biology
zygoma
Term: zygoma
Literally meaning: ?paired?
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double)
Coined/History
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Definition
A general term that can refer to:
1. zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch (bone beneathe the eye) and
2. zygomatic process (a prominence of the temporal bone helping to form the zygomatic arch).
- Acropachy
Term: acropahyLiterally meaning: ?thick edge? or ?thick extremity?Origin: Anc Greek????/ acro(=edge)+ ?????/pachys(=thick)Coined/HistoryThe term acropachy, was first employed by Högler in 1920 in discussing the secondary osteoarthropathies. Periosteal...
- Osteoclast
Term: osteoclastLiterally meaning: ?what breaks bones?Origin: Anc Greek'ï???[õ?/ostoun(=bone)+????,?/ klao, klo(=break, prune)Coined/History Osteoclasts were discovered on bone surface by Swiss anatomist Albert von Kolliker (1817-1905), ...
- Zygion
Term: zygionLiterally meaning: ?yoked?Origin: Anc Greek?????/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double)Coined/History(?)DefinitionZygion is a craniometric point at either end of zygomatic arch. ...
- Zygon
Term: zygon Literally meaning: ?yoke? Origin: Anc Greek?????/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double) Coined/History(?) DefinitionZygon is the H shaped fissure of the brain. ...
- Myeloid
Term: myeloidLiterally meaning: ?bone marrow (or core) like?Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=to be enclosed)-??????/-oides(=-oid, prefix meaning ?like?, ?type?, ?form?) Coined/HistoryIn 1869 by The Neumann, as he was the first...