zeiosis

Questions

What does zeiosis mean?

The formation of blebs.

Where does zeiosis come from?

Coined by Costero and Pomerat (1951), who refer it to Ancient Greek ζείω (zeíō), alternative form of ζέω (zéō, “to boil”) + -osis. The authentic Ancient Greek term would be ζέσις (zésis, “boiling”). The derivation was chosen because blebs are said to "resemble the behavior of a very dense fluid under intense boiling".

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