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Title
The amazing language of medicine : understanding medical terms and their backstories / Robert B. Taylor.
ISBN
9783319503288 (electronic book)
3319503286 (electronic book)
9783319503271
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-50328-8 doi
Call Number
R123
Dewey Decimal Classification
610.1/4
Summary
This book tells the intriguing and often colorful stories of the medical words we use. The origins of clinical and scientific terms can be found in Greek and Latin myths, in places such as jungles of Uganda and the islands of the Aegean Sea, in the names of medicine?s giants such as Hippocrates and Osler, and in some truly unlikely sources. In this book you will learn the answers to questions such as: ? What disease was named for an American space flight? ? Do you know the echoic word for elephantine rumbling of the bowels? ? What drug name was determined by drawing chemists? notes out of a hat? ? What are surfer?s eye, clam digger?s itch, and hide porter?s disease? This book can give you new insights into the terms we use every day in the clinic, hospital, and laboratory. Knowing a word?s history assists in understanding not only what it means, but also some of the connotative subtleties of terms used in diagnosis and treatment. The Amazing Language of Medicine is intended for the enrichment of physicians, other health professionals, students, and anyone involved in clinical care and medical science.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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text file PDF
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 14, 2017).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783319503271
About Medical Words and Their Origins
Medical Words with Mythological Origins
Descriptive Medical Terms: Activities, Actions, and Appearances
Medical Words from Various Languages
Medical Words Linked to Places
Medical Metaphor, Simile, and Onomatopoeia
Eponymous and Honorary Medical Terms
Medical Authorisms and Their Creators
Medical Words with Intriguing Origins
Medical Words with Confusing and Controversial Origins.
