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A respected doctor offers a discussion of the traditions and folklore of medicine, focusing on the effort to understand the human body, and including anecdotes from his own medical career.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nuland, Sherwin B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2000.
Subjects:
Human body > Folklore.
Human body > Mythology.
Human anatomy > Mythology.
Human body > Symbolic aspects.
Folklore.
Mythology.
Stomach.
Liver.
Spleen.
Heart.
Uterus.
Body, Human > Folklore.
Body, Human > Mythology.
Body, Human > Symbolic aspects.
Folklore
Mythology
Stomach
Liver
Spleen
Heart
Uterus
Corps humain > Folklore.
Anatomie humaine > Mythologie.
Corps humain > Aspect symbolique.
Mythologie.
Estomac.
Foie.
Rate.
Cœur.
Utérus.
mythology (literary genre)
folklore (culture-related concept)
Human body
Human body > Mythology
Human body > Symbolic aspects
Description
Summary:A respected doctor offers a discussion of the traditions and folklore of medicine, focusing on the effort to understand the human body, and including anecdotes from his own medical career.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:286 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:0684854864
9780684854861