Medical Humanities - Fine Arts - Sciences - Bioethics  
Word Ideas Roots Origins
Etymology - Mythology - History - Literature - Poetry
Search    
 
Saggita Saggitarius
Engraved before 1811 from an original in the then Museum Pio Clemens in Rome (Click for details)
Esculapius (Medicine) between Mercury (Merchants) and the Graces (Medicine, Hygiene and Panacea)
Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients

~ SAGGITA      in lat = ARROW             implies
               id+ A LINE AS " STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW "  <vern
               biol> may denote A LEAF IN THE SHAPE OF
                     THE HEAD OF AN ARROW as in
               SAGITTIFORM  SAGITTATED
               astr> A SMALLL NORTHERN CONSTELLATION
                     not to be confused with SAGGITARIUS <see
~ SAGGITAL     med> PARALLEL PLANE TO THE SAGGITAL SUTURE OF
                    THE CRANIAL VAULT as in
               ANTEROPOSTERIOR SECTIONS PARALLEL TO THE
               MEDIAN SAGGITAL PLANE
~ SAGGITARIUS  astr> THE ARCHER or the 9th SIGN OF THE ZODIAC
                     it begins NOVEMBER 23rd
  also a SOUTHERN CONSTELLATION REPRESENTED BY
  THE ARCHER OF SAGITTARIUS or
  THE CENTAUR CHIRON who
  TAUGHT MEDICINE TO ESCULAPIUS
  see> CHIRON
  see> ESCULAPIUS
  see> MEDICINE
| Tags and Abbreviations Explained |


  00626032  
International Birth Defects Information Systems This site offers information mostly for educational purposes. This site is not intended to alter health care protocols nor to serve as a sole source of medical information. Always seek the advice of your local health care provider.

|| Home || About Us || Current Illustrated Overview || Word Search ||
|| Roster of Illustrated Overviews || Roster of "MedWord" & "Words" ||
|| Subscribe || Contact Us || Citation & Credit || Privacy Policy || Terms of Use ||
Add PandoraWordBox to any feed reader   Add PandoraWordBox to My Yahoo!   Add PandoraWordBox to Google   Add PandoraWordBox to My MSN
(MedWord.net) Linking Medicine and Biology with Humanities, Arts and Sciences