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Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

Many of our words for body parts can be traced back to words for the things they once reminded people of. Produced for Mental Floss

Hidden Metaphors in Anatomical Terms

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Hidden Metaphors in Anatomical Terms