A major effect of long-term weightlessness involves the loss of bone and muscle mass. Without the effects of gravity, skeletal muscle is no longer required to maintain posture and the muscle groups used in moving around in a weightless environment differ from those required in terrestrial locomotion.
Marina /ma-ri-na/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced mah-REE-nah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Marina is from the sea. From marine. A saint's name. Shakespeare gave the name to Pericles' daughter in his play Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
Origin of name Vassiliki â Agios Vassilios â Saint Basil. Vassiliki is the female respective of name Vassilios, thus, is associated with the Saint Basil, Agios Vassilios in Greek. You can read a more detailed reference to the saint, at the post for the name Vassilios.ame Vassiliki is the female respective name of Vassilios; in the Greek language Vassiliki refers to the âroyal oneâ.