Daily Archives: January 30, 2005

Dehisce

Posted on January 30, 2005 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (di-HIS) http://wordsmith.org/words/dehisce.mp3 MEANING: (verb intr.) 1. To burst open, as the pod of a plant. 2. To gape. ETYMOLOGY: When a peapod is ripe after a long wait and bursts open, it’s yawning, etymologically speaking. The term dehisce comes … Continue reading →

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Diagnosis

Posted on January 30, 2005 by Ron

Making rounds one morning, a doctor points out an X-ray to a group of medical students. “As you can see,” she says, “the patient limps because his left fibula and tibia are radically arched. The drug if consumed with proper … Continue reading →

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