Wimmin
Women. A late 20th century creation. A feminist spelling to avoid the suffix men.
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The trachea, a tube-like portion of the respiratory (breathing) tract that connects the larynx (the voice box) with the lungs. Each time we inhale (breathe in), air goes into our nose or mouth, then through the larynx, down the trachea, and into our lungs. When we exhale (breathe out), the air goes out the other […]
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Popular and familiar term for the scapula, the flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. The word “scapula” (with the accent on the first syllable) is a steal straight from the Latin. The Romans always employed the plural “scapulae”, the shoulder blades. Because the shoulder blade resembles the blade of a trowel (a […]
- Wisdom tooth
One of the large molars in the very back of the jaw. The human jaw has changed in size over the course of evolution, and wisdom teeth are no longer needed, but they continue to erupt in many individuals. If the jaw is too small to accommodate them, they may cause pain or crowd other […]
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