All languages use a term derived from two Latin words: corona and virus. The second part came from Latin vīrus “poisonous substance ” especially a …
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All languages use a term derived from two Latin words: corona and virus. The second part came from Latin vīrus “poisonous substance ” especially a …
The Great Smallpox problem Before injections, existed other methods, the earliest one was inoculation from the Latin in+oculus (in+eye), Czech and Slovak calque this word (očko, eye). …
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The English term “pharmacy” traces its roots to the Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía), which encompasses the notion of preparing, compounding, and dispensing drugs, in Greek …
A goddess: While the Greeks had, Hygieia, daughter of Asclepius, Romans had Salus, the goddess of safety and well-being (welfare, health, and prosperity) of both …
The etymologies of hospital and hotel
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