Biology
statocyst
Term: statocyst
Origin: Anc Greek
?????? (adj)> ?????? (noun)/ st?sis(=standing still, state)
??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder)
> ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac)
Definition:
a sence organ responsible for maintenance of orientation and equilibrium
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Cysteine (cys C)
Term: cysteineLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to bladder?Origin: Anc Greek?????? (=sac or anatomical sac such as bladder)> ??? (=to carry a baby in a sac)Coined/History In 1810 English chemist Wiliam Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828) identified cysteine...
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Spermatocyst
Term: spermatocystLiterally meaning: ?sac filled with sperm?Origin: Anc Greek??????(=seed) > ??????/spearo (=disperse)??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder)> ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac)Coined/History(?)Definition(botany) any...
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Steatocystoma
Term: steatocystoma Literally meaning: ?growth of a cyst filled with fatty matter? Origin: Anc Greek?????/stear(=tallow) (genitive:???????/steatos)??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder) > ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac)+(-???)/-oma (suffix...
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Cystitis
Term: cystitisOrigin: 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...
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Blastocyst
Term: blastocystOrigin: Anc Greek ??????> blastos (=sprout, germ) >?????/valo(=push, throw) + ??????/istimi(=put)+ ??????/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder) > ???/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac) Definition The blastocyst is a embryonic...
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