A term as modern as could be, and a few from the ancient world today…
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Vocabulary
Definitions of new words and concepts I learned with them.
Definition: Oratio, Collect (as in Prayers), Philhellene, Verism
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
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
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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Definition: Anguiped, Strongbox, Cippus, Tufo, Tumulus
Anguiped is definitely the word of the day here! I just spelled it incorrectly in the tweet…
Tumulus
An ancient burial mound; a barrow
Tufo
A type of volcanic mudstone
Anguiped
A kind of divinity from the Greco-Roman period,with serpents for legs
Cippus
A small pillar
Strongbox
A small lockable box in which valuables may be kept
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