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A discussion of the fascinating histories behind the words used in human anatomy.
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All posts are by Dr. A. Carey Carpenter, Palomar College, San Marcos California, and are taken from a book he is writing on the etymology of anatomical words titled Tough Mother in a Turkish Saddle.
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Please feel free to provide corrections or additional information in the comments. All credit will be given for any contributions that end up in the book.
All posts are by Dr. A. Carey Carpenter, Palomar College, San Marcos California, and are taken from a book he is writing on the etymology of anatomical words titled Tough Mother in a Turkish Saddle.
Email Dr.C.
Please feel free to provide corrections or additional information in the comments. All credit will be given for any contributions that end up in the book.
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- From the archives:Clavicle, the collarbone: the sl...
- From the archives:Finger comes unaltered from Old ...
- From the archives:Malar - relating to the cheek. F...
- From the archives:Fascicle comes from fasciculus, ...
- Coccyx, the tail bone, comes from kokkyx, Greek fo...
- From the archives: Achilles tendon: the common t...
- From the archives...Sphincter was first used by G...
- Colostrum, the first milk secreted by the mother a...
- Cornea, from the Latin, cornu, animal horn, and co...
- Foramen is taken directly from the Latin word for ...
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