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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread temple #78660 08/21/2002 10:44 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: temple #78661 08/21/2002 11:06 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Earliest citation in the B&M OED is from 1310. That old enough for ya, Dr. Bill? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: temple #78662 08/21/2002 11:13 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Bill, That is the coolest explanation of a word derivation I've heard in a long, long time!!! Thank you so much for telling us about the temporal temple's tempo! Beating regards, WordWatch Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: temple #78663 08/22/2002 12:32 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Faldage: The only reason I can think of that the temporal pulse might have been recorded so early is that at times it is visible. The only other one that is often noticed is crossed knee bounding. I remember short story about doctor in court being challenged to tell how long ten minutes was with no clock in sight. He knew his heart rate, and could unobtrusively curl up a finger each time a minute was up. Same deal, a psychiatrist feeding bullshit to his therapist, could tell when therapist was interested in his phony revelations, by watching therapist's crossed knee bounce. Still can't figure why pulse was correlated with time in 1399 or whenever that was. They sure had no use for seconds, or even minutes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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