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    المؤلفون: Grant Hutchison

    المصدر: BMJ. 317:121-121

    الوصف: It is possible to suffer simultaneously from acalculia and renal calculi, which is an odd state of affairs, on reflection. Both terms come from the Latin calculus , a small stone: a word that is formed by adding a diminutive ending to calx, the Latin word for chalk or limestone. Calx gives us our words calcium and calcine ; but the os calcis , you may note, is not a particularly chalky bone. For reasons unknown, the Romans also used calx to mean “heel,” and our word recalcitrant derives from that usage: it suggests a person who is liable to kick with their heels, like a mule. But we should return to the little stones: they can be used to calculate …

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