tags: nomenclature

2016

January

2016 Jan 14

Etymology of Element Names

Reading about Poul Anderson's treatise on atomic theory written entirely in Anglo-Saxon-derived words (entitled "Uncleftish Beholding") got me thinking about the etymology of various element names.

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2016 Jan 21

Super Earth

I was unaware that "super-earth" has a specific (although still informal) definition, roughly, a planet with a mass greater than Earth but less than a gas giant in the Sol system (i.e., less massive than Uranus or Neptune).

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February

2016 Feb 2

Exercise Related Transient Abdominal Pain

So I finally figured out the technical term for a side stitch: exercise-related transient abdominal pain. Now to find the ICD-10 code….¹

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