Total Pageviews

Sunday, 8 October 2017

image based Q. 121 - Twists and turns

Q.  The following entities affecting musculoskeletal health have originated from words resembling 'twist or deform' except which?

a. Rickets
b. Ganglion
c. Chukungunya
d. Orthopaedics
e. Gout






































































































































































Answer -
e

Rickets originates from the word that translates into 'to twist or bend' in old English ( ' wrikken')

Ganglion comes from word that means 'a knot'.

Chukungunya comes from Makonde tribe local language that translates into ' that which bends up' describing painful bending posture of patient.

Orthopaedics word is derived from 'Orthopaedia' (orthos- Straightening or correcting deformity, pedios - children) The word was first used in relation to correcting deformities in children.

Gout, on the other hand, is derived from the word ' gutta' meaning 'drops'. It translates to 'disease that flows into joints'.

No comments:

Post a Comment