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. 2006 Jul-Sep;40(3):273-82.

[Medical mythology and etymologies]

[Article in French]
Philippe Albou
  • PMID: 17526413

[Medical mythology and etymologies]

[Article in French]
Philippe Albou. Hist Sci Med. 2006 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

The lecture is an allusion to Sournia's work and his book "Mythologies de la médecine moderne". (P.U.F 1969). The author evokes the origins of medical terms such as psyche, hermaphrodite, nymphomania, aphrodisiac, marcissism, hypnotism, etc.

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