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OP something made me wonder why the portion of the skull between the eyes
and the ears above the zygoma is called the temple. I was surprised to find
dictionary ascribes it to the pulse so readily palpated there, called - what else -
the temporal pulse, so handy for anaesthetists. I never had it called to my
attention until I started learning to give anaesthesia. I wonder how old the
name is.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted temple wwh 08/21/02 10:44 PM Re: temple Faldage 08/21/02 11:06 PM Re: temple Wordwind 08/21/02 11:13 PM Re: temple wwh 08/22/02 12:32 AM
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