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245 14 a| The amazing language of medicineh| [electronic resource] :b| understanding medical terms and their backstories /c| Robert B. Taylor.;

260 a| Cham, Switzerland :b| Springer,c| [2017];

300 a| xxii, 238 pages :b| illustrations, portraits ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

655 0 a| Electronic books.;

520 a| 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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The amazing language of medicine understanding medical terms and their backstories / Robert B. Taylor.

Author/creator	Taylor, Robert B.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
Description	xxii, 238 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Terminology as Topic

Contents	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.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
ISBN	9783319503271 paperback : alk. paper
ISBN	3319503278 paperback : alk. paper
ISBN	ebook

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