Sunday 23 September 2012

الكوليرا cholera

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Etymology of Arabic words: the word الكوليرا
means cholera which derives from the greek word χολερα which relates with the word χολή meaning gall, bile as the symptons of the disease are affecting this human organ.In Turkish is kolera.


ستيرويد steroid

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Etymology of Arabic words: the word ستيرويد
means steroid, english chemical term formed on the basis of the greek words στερεός meaning solid ,stiff,   and the word είδος meaning form, shape. In greek is στεροειδή.In Turkish is steroide.


كولسترول cholesterol

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Etymology of Arabic words: the word كولسترول
means cholesterol, has greek roots as the word cholesterol was formed on the basis of the word “chole” from the greek word χολή meaning bile, the word “steros” from the greek word στερεός meaning solid ,stiff and the suffix -ol from the Latin word oleum which derives from the greek word έλαιον meaning oil. In greek is χοληστερίνη/χοληστερόλη. In Turkish is kolesterol.


الأميبا amoeba

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Etymology of Arabic words: the word الأميبا
means amoeba (medical term) which word coined in 1757 by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof on the basis of the Greek word αμοιβάς/αμοιβή which had the meaning of change/exchange. These microorganisms were so called for its constantly changing shape.In Turkish is amip.