Croup is a respiratory illness or disease of the infants and children that involves Laryngotracheobronchitis, which means inflammation of the larynx (voice box), the trachea (windpipe), and the bronchi (airways to the lungs).
Croup usually develops as the result of a viral infection (usually caused by Parainfluenza viruses). The infection causes…[Read more]

A hermaphrodite animal is an organism which has both female and male reproductive organs in a single individual. A hermaphrodite plant is a plant which has both stamens or male reproductive organs and carpels or female reproductive organs in the same flower. Hermaphroditism or Hermaphrodism (the condition of being a hermaphrodite) is common in…[Read more]

A hermaphrodite animal is an organism which has both female and male reproductive organs in a single individual. A hermaphrodite plant is a plant which has both stamens or male reproductive organs and carpels or female reproductive organs in the same flower. Hermaphroditism or Hermaphrodism (the condition of being a hermaphrodite) is common in…[Read more]

The term “Phycology” has been formed from Phykos (which is the Greek word for alga) and Logy (study, knowledge). Phycology is defined as the branch of Botany (Click here to know the definition of Botany) dealing with the orderly and systematized study of algae. It was only after the invention of the microscope that the real progress was made in…[Read more]

Magnet therapy is an alternative system of medicine (complementary system of medicine) that involves the use of the static magnetic fields produced by the magnets of varying shapes, sizes, and strengths on the body of the patient in order to treat various diseases including pain, tumors, cancer, renal stones (kidney stones), Gallstones (stones in…[Read more]

Perl is a popular computer programming language, which was developed by Larry Wall in 1987. Perl stands for Practical Extraction and Report Language. Perl originated as a text-processing language but it has gradually attained the status of a full-fledged programming language. Perl is widely used in the fields of system programming, web…[Read more]

All these three terms, viz., in vivo, in vitro, and in silico are used in the field of biological sciences. The term in vivo is composed of in (in) + vivo (life, living, living body), thus in vivo means “in a living organism”. The term, in vivo is applied to those biological processes or experiments that occur or are conducted inside a living…[Read more]

The term in vitro is a Latin term that means “in glass” in the English language. In vitro refers to the process of carrying out biological procedures or studies or reactions outside the body of a living organism, in an artificial and controlled environment, such as in a laboratory apparatus or vessel made of glass or any other material. A simple…[Read more]

In silico refers to the process of carrying out of biological studies or experiments on the computers. As the computer chips are comprised of silicon, the use of this term is justified. The term in silico is used in biology or biological sciences (such as Bioinformatics or Computational Biology). In silico studies or in silico experiments can be…[Read more]

Pteridophytes are the plants which can be best described as the vascular cryptogams. Vascular cryptogams are those cryptogams (seedless plants) that have a well developed conducting system (vascular system). The term Pteridophyte is formed from “Pteron” (feather) + “Phyte” (plant), which means plants having feather like fronds (leaves).…[Read more]

The word “Iridology” is formed from Irido (iris) + logy (knowledge, study). Iridology is the study of the iris of the eye in order to analyze a person’s health status. Iridology diagnostic technique is one of the diagnostic techniques used by the practitioners of the alternative systems or complementary systems of medicine. It is also called Iris…[Read more]