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nevermind the bollocks

#8095 12/06/2002 9:43 PM

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This ungoverned thread has little to do with medicine, but it reminds me of one of my favorite medical words, gubernaculum, which is derived etymologically from little governor; from gubernare = to control, and the diminutive suffix -culum.

The gubernaculum of the testis is the fetal cord which guides the descent of the testis. (from http://www.emory.edu/ANATOMY/AnatomyManual/Etymology.html)

An interesting "ball" in medicine is the "fungus ball" that can grow in the lungs of patients infected with aspergillis. I've always thought it would be hilarious if a microbiology association had a yearly gala called "The Fungus Ball." But enough silliness. It is now nearly 6:00 PM on Friday, and time to leave work and go to our clinic's annual Christmas party.

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ballroom lorenzo 10/15/2000 9:39 PM

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Best medicine? consuelo 11/25/2001 10:12 PM

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And the shiny ball continues to turn consuelo 12/02/2002 5:08 AM

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Bored of Medicine? wofahulicodoc 12/06/2002 2:43 PM

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much ado about little wofahulicodoc 12/06/2002 7:23 PM

Re: much ado about little Faldage 12/06/2002 7:41 PM

nevermind the bollocks Alex Williams 12/06/2002 9:43 PM

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That reminds me of the one about... wofahulicodoc 12/06/2002 10:27 PM

Re: nevermind the bollocks Faldage 12/07/2002 12:11 AM

Re: nevermind the bollocks wwh 12/07/2002 12:39 AM

Re: nevermind the bollocks Alex Williams 12/07/2002 3:06 PM

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