The amazing language of medicine : understanding medical terms and their backstories

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

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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Robert B. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Subjects:
Medicine > Language.
Medicine > Slang.
General practice.
History of medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Medicine > Slang
Medicine > Language
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of 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.

Similar Items