"FASCIATION:" its Meaning and Origin.

Isostasy and its Meaning

The theory of isostasy supposes that, in regions which have not been disturbed recently, each vertical column of the earth's crust with a certain minimum radius and extending to a depth of about IOO km has approximately the same mass. To find the deviation from this approximation in a given region, the density must be assumed as a function of depth. Such assumptions used at present for calculat...

The Origin and Meaning of Baptism

Origin and meaning of the name 'carotis'.

THE terms carotis-arteria carotidea-sinus caroticus have long been established in anatomical nomenclature. I once asked myself what is the meaning and origin of the name 'carotis'? Why have the other arteries mostly a name related to the organ with which they are connected and why are the arteries in the neck called the 'carotid arteries'? As I did not know the answer to these questions, I had ...

Independent revelation of the verse of purification and its affect in clearness and understanding its meaning

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The Microscope and Its Meaning

Medicine has, no doubt, always had its icons, symbols we all use and recognize as emblematic of what we do and what we think of our profession. The stethoscope-as-necklace seems to be currently popular, perhaps as a badge of authority to be worn in the medical center parking lot, the local shopping mall, as well as on ward rounds. For an earlier generation, it was certainly the microscope that ...