Biology
urolithiasis
Term: urolithiasis
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/ouron(=urine)
>????/oros <o+??? (=flow)
+?????/lithos(=stone)
Definition
Urolithiasis is the presence of urinary calculi in the urinary system (kidney, bladder, and/or urethra ).
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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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Xanthinuria
Term: xanthinuria Literally meaning: ?yellow urine? Origin: Anc Greek??????/xanthos(=golden, yellow, blond)+ o????/ouron(=urine) < ????/oros <o+??? (=flow) Coined/HistoryIn 1877 by English surgeon and dermatologist Erasmus Wilson...
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Urethra And (adj) Urethral
Term: urethra and (adj) urethral Literally meaning: "the passage for urine? Origin: Anc Greek?????/uron(=urine) >????/????(=watery liquid) >???/roe(=flowing)+???/-thra (=noun suffix). Coined/Historyby Hippocrates (460 BC ? ca....
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Urine
Term: urine Origin: Anc Greek ?????/ouron(=urine)>latin urina < ???? <o+??? (=flow) Coined: early 14th cen DefinitionA mainly aqueous solution of salt (sodium chloride) and substances called urea and uric acid as a waste product ...
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Organs Derived From Germ Layers Of Embryo
Ectoderm Mesoderm Endoderm Skin (epidermis) and their pigment cells, hairs, nails. Connective tissues, superficial and deep fascia, ligaments, tendons, dermis of skin (from dermatotome) Epithelial part of mouth, some part of palate, tongue,...
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