Biology
cystitis
Term: cystitis
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder)
> ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac)
-????(modern Greek -?????)/-ites (=noun suffix denoting inflammation)
>-????, feminine suffix meaning pertaining to, because it was used with feminine greek word «? ?????».
Coined
By Hippocrates (ca. 460 BC ? ca. 370 BC)
Definition
Cystitis is the bladder inflammation that it is caused, most commonly, by a bacterial infection, especially among women. The disease is characterised by burning sensations during urination, a frequent need to urinat and a feeling that bladder can't be fully empty.
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Orchitis
Term: orchitis Literally meaning: ?testicle?s inflammation? Origin: Anc Greek?????/orchis(=testicle) > probably derived by verb ????????/orcheome(=dance) because of their appearance in ancient naked athletes+ (-????)/-???? (=-itis,...
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Urethritis
Term: urethritis Literally meaning: ?inflammation of urethra? Origin: Anc Greek?????/uron(=urine) >????/????(=watery liquid) >???/roe(=flowing)+ (-????)/-???? (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is in feminine gender...
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Stomatitis
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Hepatitis
Term: hepatitisOrigin Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >genitive ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host. In Greek mythology,...
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Cyst
Term: cyst Origin: Anc Greek ??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder) > ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac) Definition:A close pouch or sac inside the body as an abnormal structure although its etymology is reffered to a normal...
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