Medical Meanings by William S Haubrich

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Medical Meanings by William S Haubrich

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Summary

Helps readers find etymology and explanations of medical terminology and lessons in history and popular culture. This title also helps to learn what ailed John Merrick; what odd deformity plagued the House of Hapsburg, rulers of Spain from 1493 to 1780; and, what the connection is between fetal alcohol syndrome and Little Orphan Annie.

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Medical Meanings by William S Haubrich

Adding some 300 words and phrases to the 3,000 original entries, this lexicographic work describes the origins of medical words from abdomen (from the Latin abdodere, to hide, in that ingestion of food would be hidden away in the belly) to zyzzyva, a tropical weevil included because Haubrich (med

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ISBN 13 9781930513495
ISBN 10 1930513496
Title Medical Meanings
Author William S Haubrich
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher American College of Physicians
Year published 2003-11-30
Number of pages 267
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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