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Forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion Greek φαγία (phagía) eating < φᾰγεῖν (phageîn), to eat Trichophagia-phago-eating, devouring Greek -φᾰ́γος (-phágos), eater of, eating phagocyte: phagist-Forms nouns that denote a person who 'feeds on' the first element or part of the word
A chest x-ray of a patient with severe viral pneumonia due to SARS. In adults, viruses account for about one third of pneumonia cases, [12] and in children for about 15% of them. [44] Commonly implicated agents include rhinoviruses, coronaviruses, influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus, and parainfluenza.
The ology ending is a combination of the letter o plus logy in which the letter o is used as an interconsonantal letter which, for phonological reasons, precedes the morpheme suffix logy. [1] Logy is a suffix in the English language, used with words originally adapted from Ancient Greek ending in -λογία (-logia). [2]
Pneumonia is an irritation of the lungs caused by different sources. It is characterized by an inflammation of the deep lung tissues [1] and the bronchi. Pneumonia can be acute or chronic. [2] This life-threatening [3] illness is more common in cats than in dogs [1] and the complication “Kennel Cough” [1] can occur in young pets.
X-ray or CT scans usually show physical changes to the lung structure (a "ground glass" appearance or a "mosaic" pattern) as the disease progresses. [1] [2] Mediastinal lymphadenopathy and bronchiectasis may also be seen. [1] Precise distribution and types of tissue damage differ among similar diseases, as does response to treatment with ...
A TSA agent spotted a live feline trapped inside checked luggage at John F. Kennedy International Airport — but safely got the cat out of the bag.
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
2. Xeme. Also known as Sabine's Gull, these animals are graceful seabirds that live in a variety of habitats depending on the season. In the summer, they can be found across the Arctic and ...