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...
- Pancytopenia
Term: pancytopenia Literally meaning: ?shortage of all cells? Origin: Anc Greek???-/pan-(=all)+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container) + ?????/penia(=poverty, lack, povert) Coined/History(?)...
- Plasmacyte
Term: plasmacyteLiterally meaning: ?plasma cell?Origin: Anc Greek?????? (noun)/plasma (=something formed or molded, an idol)> ??????/plasso(=create, form, mold).+????-/cyto- (=combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box,...
- Pleiocytosis
Term: pleiocytosisLiterally meaning: ?state of most cells?Origin: Anc Greek????? or ??????/pleon or pleion(=more, the comparative of ?????/polys=much)+cyte (=combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek word ??????/cytion (=box, container)+(-????/-osis(=(=suffix...
- Poikilocytosis
Term: poikilocytosisLiterally meaning: ?state of having cells of various forms?Origin: Anc Greek????????/ poikilos(=various)+cyte (=combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek word ??????/cytion (=box, container)+(-????)/-osis(=+(-????/(-osis)(=suffix...
Biology
pheochromocytoma
Term: pheochromocytoma
Literally meaning:
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/pheos(= dusky, dim)
+?????-/chromo-(=combining form denoting color)
+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container)
+-???/-oma (suffix denoting state or condition of mass growth)
Coined/History
The etymology refers to the color of the tumor cells acquire when stained with chromium salts. In 1912, a pathologist named Ludwig Pick, coined first time the term. Roux performed the first surgical resection of a pheochromocytoma in Lausanne , Switzerland
Definition
Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor derived from chromaffin cells of the medulla of the adrenal glands. Up to 25% of pheochromocytomas may be familial indicating a hereditary disease.
- Neuroacanthocytosis
Term: neuroacanthocytosisLiterally meaning: ?neuronal condition with thorny cell?Origin: Anc Greek ??????/nevron(=neuron) > ?????/nevra (=catgut)> (??????/nearon (=young) because catgut were made from intestines...
- Pancytopenia
Term: pancytopenia Literally meaning: ?shortage of all cells? Origin: Anc Greek???-/pan-(=all)+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container) + ?????/penia(=poverty, lack, povert) Coined/History(?)...
- Plasmacyte
Term: plasmacyteLiterally meaning: ?plasma cell?Origin: Anc Greek?????? (noun)/plasma (=something formed or molded, an idol)> ??????/plasso(=create, form, mold).+????-/cyto- (=combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box,...
- Pleiocytosis
Term: pleiocytosisLiterally meaning: ?state of most cells?Origin: Anc Greek????? or ??????/pleon or pleion(=more, the comparative of ?????/polys=much)+cyte (=combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek word ??????/cytion (=box, container)+(-????/-osis(=(=suffix...
- Poikilocytosis
Term: poikilocytosisLiterally meaning: ?state of having cells of various forms?Origin: Anc Greek????????/ poikilos(=various)+cyte (=combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek word ??????/cytion (=box, container)+(-????)/-osis(=+(-????/(-osis)(=suffix...