the medical word mesothelioma

Getting to the root of the word mesothelioma. Where does this medical term come from ? This research will bring about the etymology and the definition of the medical term mesothelioma.

Without looking anywhere I already know that meso is always used as a prefix to mean in the middle of. Like the word mesoamerica means in the middle of the American continent. That is somewhere in Guatamala and Honduras and it is the land between North and South America. Mesopotamia is an old land that was situated between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris where the Babylonian, the Akkadian, and the Sumerian civilizations rose and fell.

oma is a suffix in medical terminology that refers to cancer. I know that because I know about carcinoma, lymphoma, etc.

thel will take some research however.

Interestingly enough when I do a search on thel the first few pages only bring up pages about women who like women. The L i would guess is a famous tv series about lesbian lovers. Just as interesting I guess is the results I get when I broaden my search to include "medical thel". Here I encounter the first link that informs me about where on the body the thel is pointing. And that place is the nipple.

How quaint and how easy that is to remember. The thel word is to the nipple what the l word is to girls who like nipples.

So onwards to the next clue and while the thele meaning seems to point clearly to an end meaning of the word mesothelioma referring to a condition pertaining to women. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The etymology of the word "thele" goes all the way back to the Greek language where they had their symbolic way of representing the concept of nipple or mother's breast. Again in Greek the word mast ( symbolically represented ) referred to a woman's breast or a man's pectoral muscle. The Roman Latin which came later wrote the same concept as mamm and mammill or breast and nipple.

So meso-theli-oma seems at first to refer to cancer surrounding the breast or nipple.

Other words that use the concept of theli.

• epithelial 
• mesothelial
• mesothelium
• epithelium

Getting into some medical terminology we find that simple squamous epithelial cells found at the mesodermal area or in the second layer of skin (between the first and third layer - in the middle ) line the peritoneal cavities, the cardial cavities, and the pleural cavities of organ tissue. These mesothelial cells also line the synovial space of the joints of the body. Mesothelium can be phagocytic in nature. Mesothelium found in the mammal area that are phagocytes can be either neutrophils or macrophages and they are different types of white blood cells ( leukocytes ) support the immune system. They go around and destroy foreign material in the body by ingesting it.

This is a pretty thick word.

But we come to a point where we see were mesothelioma can be defined.

It is not at all a cancer of the breast tissue.

The medical dictionary definition for mesothelioma is:

 From MedlinePlus

• a tumor derived from mesothelial tissue ( as that lining the peritoneum or pleura ) 

The diagnosis of this type of cancer is almost always correlated to exposure to asbestos and the bulk of patients presenting with signs and symptoms of mesothelioma have had jobs or have lived in environments where asbestos was present.

The asbestos particles once inhaled somehow affect the proper functioning of the white cells that are usually there to ingest foreign material thus protecting the lining skin or mesothelium layer of the organs such as the heart, lungs, etc. This is mesothelioma.

The asbestos issue is equally interesting.

See asbestos on wikipedia


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the word market

The word market comes from the Latin word mercatus. The word mercatus continues to be used in business titles where commerce is involved. The Latin word "commercium" has a similar meaning and refers to trade, or commerce.

Asclepius vs Hermes

This story behind the word mercatus is interesting.

Here is a raw version of it.

Mercury was Mercurius to the Romans who were the initial Latin speaking people. Mercurius was the patron saint of merchants and those traders who would travel with caravans to all points from Rome within and outside of the Roman boundaries. These traders met in the mercatus.

Rome wasn't thought of until 753 BC or thereabouts. That 's when the legendary Romulus and Remus, sons of the war god Mercury, battle each other out to the death of Remus. Rome is named after Romulus and Mercurius becomes the messenger of the Gods. He may be an extension of the Greek messenger of the Gods called Hermes. Hermes carried a walking staff which becomes part of the symbol recognized as the rod of Asclepius. Hermes was also the patron of merchants, thiefs, gamblers, and travelers.

That story is equally interesting but would stray from the purpose of this post which is to find the root of the word market.

But we have already pointed to Mercatus as being a market. So all that needs to be done is to follow the trail from the initial colony of Romulus.

Rome travels and conquers and legions of soldiers are set up at posts along the way in order to protect the mercatus. Mercurius protects those who are loyal to Rome - this might explain why old statues of Mercury show him wearing a purse. It's always "rent due" somewhere. Centuries pass and the Germanic tribes set up in the north part of Europe.

Mercatus follows up by becoming words of different languages such as mercado in spanish, marchiet in old French, etc...

By approximately 1100 BC the Anglo Saxons who were by now settled on the Island of England were using the word market to refer to "a meeting at a fixed time for buying livestock and provisions". That was a quote from the online etymology dictionary. At first the word market was a noun and used in phrases like,

"off to the market"

"yo homey we got a ject fo' da market"

That last one is still used in Harlem.

By the 17th century the word market was also being used as a verb.

As in "we can market almost any thing brother".

Or the Harlem version, "that there dank be marketable homey".

It all began with snakes and the word market continues to be about snakes.

the word mortgage

Understanding the word mortgage might lead you to believe that a world rich revolves around selling debt is a morbid world.

"A la mort" to the french is "to the death" in English. In the case of mortgage in might as well read "to the debt". "Gage" to the french is "wage" or "bet" or "pledge" to the English.

"Je te gage a la mort" is to the french what " I pledge you to the death" to the English.

A mortgage is a pledge where two parties enter a contract where a deal involving money or other financial assets is resolved when the debt is paid or when some other cause breaks the contract. Death might be considered another cause in some cases.

A person, usually an investment banker or an employee of a financial institution who writes the terms of the mortgage contract is considered the underwriter or creditor or lender. This is a position of risk and requires the mortgage underwriter to proceed cautiously with who he or she enters into a deal with.

The person who is looking to enter into a mortgage contract with a creditor such as the investment banker is considered to be the borrower. The lender makes the rules of the mortgage contract usually with adherence to some regulatory body and these rules of contract may include repayment of the debt by transferring private property or other assets owned by the borrower if he or she is unable to make good on the repayment of the debt.

The mortgage contract is legally binding and is legal tender meaning that underwriters can sell the debt to other financial institutions.

This matter of selling debt to other speculators is also risky business for all involved as was witnessed when the housing bubble burst in the recent past.

To the debt we pledge to make good on our contract.

Sounds morbid but it is the meaning of the word mortgage.

There are several types of mortgages so shopping for a home and finding the best mortgage at the best rate can be a stressful matter.

When meeting with a lender the person looking for a new home might come across terms that give different meanings or different parameters to the word mortgage.

Some of these words include :

• open
• closed
• split
• multi rate
• protected variable rate
• capped variable rate
• and even mortgage insurance

Choosing the right " bet to the death" for you might save you a lot of money in the long term. Choosing the right mortgage broker who works in a solid financial institution that is just part of the home buying planning stage and it is all a part of what seems like a big morbid plan.

But it isn't.

Words are an art form. At times they are art imitating life or debt in the case of the word mortgage.

the word money

Understanding the word money will not make you rich but it will make you prosperous as you gain knowledge. I'm a wise fool and I should know since money and I quickly part.

Where does the word money come from ?

What constitutes as money ? Is gold money? Is a bond money ? Is currency money ? Most likely the reasonable answer to that is yes, yes, and yes. Each one is worth something in trade therefore each of these can be considered to be money ?

Can love be considered to be money ? Some people say love is as good as gold yet the only people who can trade love as a serious currency are considered to be amongst the lowest of life forms on the planet ? Yet the internet is loaded with sites where people sell a facsimili of love. Sex sells but is it money?

My answer is no. The act of love, or of providing sexual acts, is sometimes used to gain assets that are trade worthy and could be considered as money but they are no more than a form of barter. That is an opinion that I am certain many would challenge.

So where does the word money come from.

There was a time when the bartering system was the custom in society. This goes back a very, very long time. Imagine that you are one of the only humans to survive the last ice age. It's 11000 BC and the Holocene period is getting underway. You can come out of your cave now and when you do you find yourself meeting up with other survivors. You make connections and build bartering networks. A fair trade might mean exchanging a good flint for a fine, albeit rather aged possum. There is no consideration of money. The word is far out into the distant future yet.

You happen to be a good merchant trader in this bartering network and you have ways of stockpiling certain assets that can help you in your survival. However you become so prosperous that suddenly you have every possible necessity. Your stockpile is a surplus.

Someone approaches you with a barter opportunity. He needs some of your stock and offers you another possum in exchanges. You already have too many possums and ask him if he would consider taking a rock imprinted with his fingerprint on it as an option for a future trade. He accepts and takes his portion of your stock and walks away while leaving the rock with you. This rock gives you the right to return to him at anytime and take some of his stock worth an equal amount to the rock value.

That story isn't so far fetched.

Money started out in a similar way. At least that is how I understand money. It is a replacement to a bartering system. Money allows for the exchange of one good today which someone needs (or wants) for a symbolic coin or piece of paper that can be used in the future.

The word money possibly derives from Old French and Latin languages.

The online etymology dictionary states that the word money came about in the following way:

"from Old French, moneie, or from Latin, Moneta."

Interestingly enough the Roman Goddess Juno was given the title Moneta and it was near her temple in Rome that coins were minted. Juno Moneta was the patron saint of funds and protected such.

So there you have it.

I hope you have a better understanding of the word money.