The Clinical Etymologist
The Clinical Etymologist is a podcast devoted to curiosity, lifelong learning, and the quiet joy of medicine. Hosted by Dr. Kim—a general internist and self-appointed Clinical Etymologist—each episode explores the words we use in medicine to diagnose, to heal, and to make sense of the human condition. With a blend of language, history, clinical insight, and his unique sense of humor, Dr. Kim uncovers the hidden roots of medical terms—from the eponyms we invoke to the metaphors we overlook. This is a space for curious souls who still believe learning can be meaningful and fun.
The Clinical Etymologist
Special Episode : Letting Go, Gently
So far, our beloved clinical etymologist, Dr. Kim, has explored the roots of medical language through history, etymology, and clinical reasoning.
But today is different.
Instead of tracing the origin of a word, he turns to the origin of something far more profound—the human moments that shape medicine itself.
This special episode steps away from terminology and textbooks, and lingers instead on the quiet space between a mother and daughter, a physician and his patient, and the Act of Letting Go, Gently.
