Deity, love, punishment, rage, and mythonyms from head to toes. A brief history of some medical terms
By: Adrian Naznean
Abstract
Although it is undoubtful that today’s Medical English is rooted in Greek and Latin, it is particularly interesting that figures from Greek mythology are the roots of words to describe conditions, body parts, feelings, substances, etc. While there are numerous medical terms that are derived from the names of Greek mythological figures, this paper will only investigate words ranging from A to H and will try to justify the relationship between the concepts and the choice of terminology.
Language: English
Page range: 327 - 331
Submitted on: Jun 25, 2021
Accepted on: Jul 7, 2021
Published on: Jul 31, 2021
Published by: Romanian Association of Laboratory Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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