The ancient Greek roots of the term Toxic
| Autor: | Konstantinos Laios, Spyros N. Michaleas, Alexandros Papalampros, George Androutsos, Gregory Tsoucalas |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Ancient Greek medicine
History Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis education Context (language use) Ancient Greek Meaning (non-linguistic) Byzantine medicine 010501 environmental sciences Toxicology Lexicon 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine RA1190-1270 Noun Poison 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Literature business.industry Toxicology and Redox Biology under the frame of their historical evolution Toxic Arc language.human_language humanities Toxicology. Poisons language Ancient Greek literature business Adjective human activities 030217 neurology & neurosurgery geographic locations |
| Zdroj: | Toxicology Reports Toxicology Reports, Vol 8, Iss, Pp 977-979 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2214-7500 |
| Popis: | Highlights • The roots of the term Toxic. • The ancient Greek medical literature. • The Byzantine medical literature. In ancient Greek literature the adjective toxic (Greek: τoξικόν) derives from the noun τόξo, that is the arc. This noun according to the Liddell – Scott – Jones lexicon had several meanings. Apart from the meaning that someone is able to use a bow or the military department of the archers, the medical context of the term is that a substance has the characteristic of a poison. This concept of the term survived until today with little differentiation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|