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stethocyrtometer (medicine) and goutwort (medicine)


stethocyrtometer (medicine)


stethocyrtometer


An instrument for measuring curvature or deformity of the vertebral column in kyphosis.

Origin: stetho-+ G. Kyrtos, bent, + metron, measure


goutwort (medicine)


goutwort
<botany> A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (aegopodium Podagraria).

Synonym: bishop's weed, ashweed, and herb gerard.

Origin: So called from having been formerly used in assuaging the pain of the gout.

Source: Websters Dictionary