Susan, a dental student in Redlands, California, asks about acetabulum, the anatomical term for the hip socket. It goes back to the Latin acetabulum, a vinegar cup, the small table vessel Romans used for dipping bread. Its cup shape made a natural...
Larry in San Diego got a blister on the toe next to his big toe and wondered whether English has common names for the three toes between the big toe and little toe. The big toe can be called the great toe or hallux, but those middle toes don’t have...
