When I was pregnant with my second child, I remember sitting in my ob-gyn's office awaiting an ultrasound and peeping at my medical chart on the table next to me. Among the scribbles were the words ...

What in the World Does That Word Mean? Over many centuries, health professionals have developed a unique vocabulary, often derived from Greek or Latin words. Because many of these original medical ...

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Anatomists have bid farewell to “pudendum,” but other questionable terms remain. Credit...Simone Noronha Supported by By Rachel E. Gross Allison Draper loved anatomy class. As a first-year medical ...