“Those that are wordy speak real purdy!”
Below are the Words of the Year. This is an anamnesis of 23 words that we posted about in 2023.
Ananym: name spelled backwards
Anadrome: word spelled backwards
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: fear of long words
Carcinoma: cancer
Anamnesis: recollection or patient’s medical history
Endometriosis: a disease where endometrial-like tissue grows outside of the uterus
Mother liquor: the residual liquid resulting from crystallization
Heuristic: rule of thumb or problem-solving by experimental or trial-and-error methods
Lysis: breaking down or destruction as in a fever or a cell
Rx: prescription
Epicenter: central or focal point
Adscopal: adenoviral-related immune responses that take place at a distance from the site of injection
Financial toxicity: the economic burden of high cost of treatment
Mucositis: severely debilitating side effect of radiation therapy that involves redness, swelling, and sores (ulcerations) in the mouth
ALS: progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord
Radiochemoprotection: protection against the harmful effects of radiation and chemotherapy
AdAPT-ed: education (ed) about AdAPT-001
SNO: an abbreviation for S-nitrosothiol, a source of nitric oxide
Nitric oxide (NO): a small, reactive, lipid-permeable free radical molecule whose many biologic effects include vasodilation
Pretection: a word blend of protection and pretreatment involving preemptive protection
Nibrozetone: the generic name for RRx-001
Epilogism: new phrases, words, or abbreviations that are related to EpicentRx
AdAPT: The EpicentRx attenuated adenoviral platform that expresses different transgenes