Sunday, 23 September 2012

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.


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