Tuesday, 2 July 2019

[Medical biochemistry] Introduction

Medical biochemists specialise in diseases of the chemistry of the human body.
This is a pathology discipline.  

 

Etymology

Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) = bio-, life

Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía) = art of alloying metals
Ancient Greek χημεία (chimeía) = chemistry
Arabic كِيمِيَاءاَل (al-) + (kīmiyāʾ) = the chemistry
Latin alchēmista, alchēmistae = alchemist

 

Investigations

 

Relevant diseases

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