Medical Meanings: A Glossary of Word Origins, Second Edition
Medical Meanings: A Glossary of Word Origins, Second Edition Books
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More than just a dictionary, Medical Meanings explores the history of medical terms. Written with fortifying wit and a refreshing lack of pretense, this new edition has been absolutely revised and sharpened, and near 300 new words and phrases have been added. Whether you are a student, physician, or word connoisseur, a delightful reading experience awaits.
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I initially saw this product on google books when I got curious about why there is both an ileum and an ilium in the human body. As soon as I perused a few pages of it on there, I resolute it was a book well worth having! As a medical student, I have had to learn a lot of unfamiliar terms in a very small period of time and I find knowing the origins really helps remember what is what; in particular, it made anatomy a lot simpler. This book is the perfect balance between very informative and very readable, with occasional light humour. I would urge it highly to any medical student or indeed anyone who is just curious as you can happily dip in and out of it, learning something really fascinating on nearly every page.
Rating: 5 / 5
I am one of those people that learns and recalls better if I know the where the word came from and why it is called the way it is called. If you are one of those people, I highly urge this book. It makes the medical world make a lot more sense.
Rating: 5 / 5
Dr Haubrich’s book is fantastic! I own the hardcover first edition, and have found it quite helpful. There are other older books on medical etymology (ordinarily gathering dust in the stacks of medical libraries) that are much more detailed and have more in rank, but Dr Haubrich’s is the most readable. Sometimes I just pick up this book and browse (can’t do that with the other books!). All in all, I would highly urge this book to everyone interested in this theme.
Rating: 4 / 5
Dr. Haubrich’s glossary is a clearly a labor of like as well as expertly researched tome of medical meanings. For those interested in etymology, his book is as much as a therapeutic massage to the intellect as Barnette’s book (Ladyfingers & Nun’s Tummies) is a sensual, intellectual tweeking of the palate. I stumbled across an advertisement for the book in a medical journal. Having spent a few months researching medical word origins, I gave up after reading this delightful book. It has no past (or future) competition. The advertisment was meant for physicians, but I judge that a much wider audience might well delight in his meticulous research and muted humor. I loved his mini-essay on the origin of the “Western blot”, the tables explaining number and color origins, his whimsical asides on otherwise obscure (and pretentious) medical terminologies. I paid full price, and I would advocate for an amazon.com discount, as well as a pairing of the book with other more well loved books on word origins. I would hope that the author plans a sequel, paperback edition and/or periodic updates to this tasty “word salad” of medical etymology! If William Safire uses this book for his discourse, he must give Dr. Haubrich proper attribution. He deserves it.
Rating: 5 / 5