![]() This word - the noun, not the title - came long before the title, so that’s what I’m going to focus on. And the second problem is that doctor is not only an academic title but also the commonly used word in English to describe what we both do. The first is that the word “doctor” in English is probably older than the word “physician”. Well “doctor” Kunnnath - this is an absolutely fascinating question, and I love the way you ask it, because it belies a lot of the assumptions and controversies about what seems a pretty basic question. Hey, how’s this for a #adamanswers ? How/why did physicians get the title of ‘doctor’? Let’s jump right in! Paul Kunnath, who for disclosure purposes I must add is newly on the Bedside Rounds peer review board: So basically, your typical Bedside Rounds episode. And along the way, we’re going to discuss pre-historical pastoralists on the Eurasian steppes, medieval universities, Octagonal air-ventilated chambers in 19th century Baltimore, and sitcoms. So in this episode, we’re going to discuss four different words - “doctor,” cerebrovascular accident,” “rounds,” and “zebras.” But the point of this isn’t to only talk about where words come from - but why we still care so much about it today. Medical jargon has been evolving for thousands of years, spanning cultures and intellectual epistemes there’s no wonder that we’ve accrued some strange language. So in this episode, I’m going to again dip into my backlog of #AdamAnswers, and this time we’re talking etymology - where words come from. And of course, I’ve gotten pretty terrible at actually doing them. This episode is called “Etymologies.” One of my more popular features has been the #AdamAnswers segment, where I answer listener questions. This is Adam Rodman, and you’re listening to Bedside Rounds, a monthly podcast on the weird, wonderful, and intensely human stories that have shaped modern medicine, brought to you in partnership with the American College of Physicians. No renaissance for doctors in Shakespeare’s plays. ![]() American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, third edition, 2011.Anti-biofilm efficacy of a medieval treatment for bacterial infection requires the combination of multiple ingredients. Furner-Pardoe J, Anonye BO, Cain R, Moat J, Ortori CA, Lee C, Barrett DA, Corre C, Harrison F.A 1,000-Year-Old Antimicrobial Remedy with Antistaphylococcal Activity. Harrison F, Roberts AE, Gabrilska R, Rumbaugh KP, Lee C, Diggle SP.Vinters, MD on behalf of the American Heart Association Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease, and Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Kleindorfer, MD, FAHA, Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD, Michael E. (Buddy) Connors, MD, Antonio Culebras, MD, FAHA, FAAN, Mitchell S.V. Kasner, MD, MSCE, FAHA, FAAN, Co-Chair, Joseph P. Sacco, MD, MS, FAHA, FAAN, Co-Chair, Scott E. An Updated Definition of Stroke for the 21st Century. ![]() ![]()
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