The Morbid Curiosity Podcast

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What's a Clyster? Obsolete Medical Terminology

What's a Clyster? Obsolete Medical Terminology9 Nov 202532 min

Originally published for patrons on Jun 28, 2023.

Let's take a casual dip into the world of medical terminology: its history, how diseases are named, colloquial names and out of date terms for disease, and fancy words for mundane conditions.