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
The Kissing Disease
Infectious mononucleosis reminds us that medicine often lives in the space between certainty and curiosity.
The tests help, but the story — the pattern of fatigue, fever, and swollen nodes — still matters most.
Every patient teaches us that diagnosis is not a checkbox, but a dialogue between cells, science, and clinical sense.
And sometimes, the most contagious thing in the room is curiosity itself.
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