Pudendal shame and the Sylvian grudge: What etymology says about anatomy
Naming body parts has been like a game of Pictionary with even more blood on the floor, says author Adam Taor.
Medicine has an abundance of ’ologies.
Physiology, pathology, pharmacology, microbiology, neurology, oncology, haematology, dermatology, gynaecology, immunology, et al.
These intertwined branches of the tree of medical knowledge inform patient care from top to bottom, in this case, trichology to proctology.
They’re indisputably essential fields of study.
