Biomedical subjects
J H Dirckx
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Horace and medicine.
The Roman poet Horace, who died 2,000 years ago, achieved fame in his own lifetime as a gentle satirist and writer of odes of inimitable lyrical beauty. Posterity honors him for his solid common sense and the aptness and elegance of his language. This article briefly reviews his life and quotes a number of passages from his works that refer to contemporary medicine and hygiene.
Summarizing the obstetric history.
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The language of medicine. Words worth watching.
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The death of Heracles. An inquest.
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The language of the flowers. A glossary of botanical boons and banes.
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Anton Chekhov's doctors.
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Schools of thought. Medical typologies in literature.
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Let's put it this way. A medical writing clinic.
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French and German words in medical English.
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Molière's medical satire: motives and methods.
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Disease and medicine in idiom and proverb.
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