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anaphylaxis

Term: anaphylaxis Origin : Anc Greek ανά / ana(= prefix before verbs meaning “ upon”. “ toward”, “ against” ) + φύλαξις / phylax...
parasympathetic

Term: parasympathetic Literally meaning: “ beside sympathetic” Origin: Anc Greek παρά -/ para-( =pefix denoting intentifica...
ecchymosis

Term : ecchymosis Literally meaning: " pour out ” Origin: Anc Greek εκ -/ ec-(=prefix meaning “from”, “out of”, “upwards” ...

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threonine (Thr T)

Term: threonine (Thr T) Literally meaning: “pertaining to erythrose or pertaining to red” Origin: Anc Greek ερυθρός / erythros(=red)...
pancreas

Term: pancreas Origin: Anc Greek παν / pan(=all) + κρέας / creas(=flesh, meat) presumably because of its fleshy consistency as this organ...
gynecomastia

Term: gynecomastia Literally meaning: “wοman’s breast” Origin: Anc Greek γυνή / gyne (=woman, female ) > genitive γυναικός /gyne...
lyophilization or lyophilisation

Term: lyophilisation or lyophilisation Literally meaning: “ solvent-loving process" or “process for loving dry state” Origin: Anc...
parasympathetic

Term: parasympathetic Literally meaning: “ beside sympathetic” Origin: Anc Greek παρά -/ para-( =pefix denoting intentifica...
amylase

Term: amylase Literally meaning: “the enzyme that catalyses starch ” Origin: Anc Greek άμυλον / amylon(=starch) > α / a(privative...
cotyledon, monocotyledon (plural usually monocots), dicotyledons (plural usually dicots)

Term : cotyledon, monocotyledon (plural usually monocots), dicotyledons(plural usually dicots) Origin: Anc Greek κοτυληδώ ν /cotyledo...
ana-

Term: ana- Origin: Anc Greek ανά / ana(= prefix before verbs meaning “ upon”. “ toward”, “ against” " back", "excessiv...
estrogen or oestrogen

Term: oestrogen (Am Engl estrogen) Origin: Anc Greek οίστρος / estros(=estrus meaning t he periodic state of sexual activity of f...
arginine (Arg R)

Term: arginine (Arg R) Literally meaning: “pertaining to silver ” Origin: Anc Greek /á ργυρος / argiros(=silver, white metal) Coined...

NAMING CHEMICAL ELEMENTS (42)

Astatine (At)
actinium (Ac)
antimony (Sb)
argon (Ar)
arsenic (As)
barium (Ba)
bromine (Br)
cadmium (Cd)
chlorine (Cl)
chromium (Cr)
copper (Cu)
dysprosium (Dy)
europium (Eu)
helium (He)
hydrogen (H)
iodine (I)
iridium (Irm
krypton (Kr)
lanthanum (La)
lithium (Li)
magnesium Mg
manganese (Mn)
molybdenium (Mo)
neodymium (Nd)
neon (Ne)
niobium (Nb)
osmium (Os)
oxygen (O)
palladium (Pd)
phosphorus (P)
plutonium (Pu)
praseodymium (Pr)
promethium (Pm)
protactinium (Pa)
rhodium (Rh)
tantalum (Ta)
technetium (Tc)
thallium (Tl)
thulium (Tm)
titanium (Ti)
uranium (U)
xenon (Xe

NAMING AMINO ACIDS (human body) (18)

-ine
arginin (Arg R)
asparagine (Asn N)
aspartate or aspartic acid (Asp or D)
cysteine (Cys C)
glycine (Gly G)
histidine (His Η)
isoleucine (Ile I)
leucine (Leu L)
lysine (lys K)
methionine (Met M)
ornithine
proline (Pro P)
selenocysteine
taurine
threonine (Thr T)
tryptophan (Trp W)

NAMING PROTEINS (48)

actin
amylase
amyloid
angiogenin (Ang-1)
angiolysin
angiostatin
angiotensin
angiotensinogen
annexin
catalase
chitinase
chymotrypsin
collagen
creatine kinase or creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
cytochrome
desmin
dystrophin
elastase
elastin
enterotoxin
ependymin
erythropoeietin
glycosidase
gyrase
helicase
histone
hydrolase
isomerase
keratin
kinase
lipase
lyase
lysozyme
myosin
neurotrophin
oxytocyn
pepsin
plasmin
polymerase
proteinase K
rhodopsin
somatotrophin
somatropin
synthase
thrombin
tropomyosin
troponin
trypsin

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