Hyperphosphatemia, that is, an abnormally high serum phosphate level, can result from increased phosphate (PO4) intake, decreased phosphate excretion, or a disorder that shifts intracellular phosphate to extracellular space. (See Pathophysiology, Etiology, Clinical Presentation, and Workup.)
Geography (from Greek Î³ÎµÏÎ³ÏÎ±ÏÎ¯Î±, geographia, literally earth description) is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of Earth. The first person to use the word Î³ÎµÏÎ³ÏÎ±ÏÎ¯Î± was Eratosthenes (276â194 BC).
Geographic vs. Geographical. The distinction between âgeographicâ and âgeographicalâ has been discussed before, but generally to conclusions of stylistic choice or difference between British and American English.his term is used to describe the geography of our Earth, the geography that most laypeople think of when they hear the word geography â things such as topography, topology, navigation, orientation, and mapwork.