Author: Digital Citizen

Definition: Sebasteion, Lararia, Velarium, Spectacula, Hoi Polloi

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Hoi Polloi is Greek, eh? Had no idea. I only ever knew the word from the musical, Wicked.

 

Lararia

Modest shrines at Roman town crossroads or inside home atria dedicated to somewhat mysterious guardian deities called Lares

 

Hoi polloi

Greek for “the many” (literally), or “the people” figuratively

 

Spectacula

Seating area in Roman forum (arena is playing surface only)

 

Velarium

Sun shade area in Roman amphitheatre

 

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Definition: Charismatic Megafauna, Damnatio Memoriae, Caduceus

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A term as modern as could be, and a few from the ancient world today…

 

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Definition: Oratio, Collect (as in Prayers), Philhellene, Verism

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Verism (also Vericity and Veristic)

Extreme or strict naturalism in art or literature

 

Oratio

A prayer in a collect, or set of prayers each for a part of a collect

 

Collect

A short prayer comprising an invocation, petition, and conclusion

 

Philhellene

Lover of all things (ancient) Greek

 

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Definition: Supply Induced Demand, Dopesick, Opioid-use Disorder, Agonist, Adverse Childhood Experience Score, Warm Handoff

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Supply induced demand

Demand created by unnecessary pushing, availability, and/or excess of supply (opioids by pharmaceuticals)

 

Dopesick

Illness from withdrawal symptoms from a drug

 

Opioid-use disorder

Misuse of opioids

 

Agonist

A chemical that binds to a receptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response

 

Adverse Childhood Experience Score

Score from a test to gauge extent of adverse experiences a person had in childhood, to gauge potential for negative repercussions in their lives later

 

Warm hand-off

A transfer of care between two members of the health care team, where the handoff occurs in front of the patient and family

 

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Definition: Rostra, Parathyroid, Patera, Libation, Puteal, Bidentalia

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Patera

A libation bowl

 

Libation

A drink poured out as an offering to a deity

 

Puteal

A marble wellhead

 

Bidentalia (ancient world meaning)

Places on the ground struck by lightning, interpreted as spots of graves where the lightning bolts chose to die

 

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