All,Alan's link takes you to a compendium of words from OHP Pepper's "Medical Etymology" (a pricey 1st edition of which I was able to obtain a couple of years ago). Pepper's book is out of print, but it is still under copyright, and methinks that the Emory website Alan has shared with us is right out there in flagrant violation of copyright law. This is not to take anything away from the book or its contents, which are first-rate.
JJ Alan Magid wrote:
Carey- What you are doing is nifty and valuable. Hope you sell a bunch of books.Off the top of my head, here are a few candidates with interesting and memorable etymologies:Ventricle — little belly Omentum – an apron (of lacy fat!)Muscle – little mouse (from the moving contractile lump evoked by a sharp blow — a bit of boyhood bravado)Ankle – angle Clavicle – little key (like one that fits a church door) Sacrum — the bone where the soul resides — sacred boneThere’s an online site that offers concise etymologies for many anatomical terms:http://www.emory.edu/ANATOMY/AnatomyManual/Etymology.html Good luck and have fun. -Alan
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