Learn medical vocabulary a little bit at a time. From @JohnDCook.
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This is unfathomably absurd.
1) Fabricate a teaching case on neonatal opioid toxicity
2) Publish it as though it is a real case report
3) Watch it get cited in a court case and a doctoral thesis
4) Years later, casually admit in a taxi: “Oh, we made it up.”
The official journal of the Canadian Paediatric Society has just acknowledged that more than 100 of its case reports are fabricated. Incredible reporting from @RetractionWatch: retractionwatch.com/2026/03/…
Foramen: opening in a bone for blood vessels and nerves. For example, the spinal cord enters the skull through the foramen magnum.
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Fossa: shallow cavity in or on a bone. For example, the hypophysial fossa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sella_…
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hepat/o refers to the liver. For example, malignant hepatoma is the most common type of liver cancer.
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cheil/o refers to the lip. For example, cheilosis is inflammation and cracking of the corners of the mouth.
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celi/o refers to abdomen or belly. For example, celiac disease damages the lining of the small intestine.
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The name jejunum comes from the Latin word for empty because this part of the intestine was found empty on autopsy.
The name duodenum comes from medieval Latin meaning 'twelve fingers wide,' referring to its size.
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