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Medical Words & Quirks – Of Abdomens and Homer

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This is the inaugural post in a series on medical terminology. Each week, I will share a term that I’ve discovered in Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary. My aim is to unearth and share quirky words that surprise, teach, and inspire. Even for those of you already steeped in the obscurities of medical vocabulary, I will […]

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Defanging Chemistry

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One can’t judge a chemical by the company it keeps, eg, the various uses to which it’s put, or the various products in which it’s found. For example, the diaper/napalm issue. The same chemical is used in both products. Chemicals serve purposes in various products; that’s it! This functional understanding of chemicals’ presence in products […]

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