Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Rob and Jess are taking a surgical look at words from the world of medicine.
💊 What is the Nocebo Effect?
🩺 Are doctors named after leeches (or the other way round)?
🚑 What does "ambulance" literally mean?
These questions answered, and many more, in another wordy nerdy episode of Words Unravelled.

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==LINKS==
Rob's YouTube channel: youtube.com/robwords
Jess' Useless Etymology blog: uselessetymology.com
Rob on X: x.com/robwordsyt
Jess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris

#etymology #wordfacts #English