Osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilaginonervomedullary

Osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilaginonervomedullary

The term osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilaginonervomedullary refers to the structure of the human body, and was coined by Thomas Love Peacock in "Headlong Hall". It is essentially a compound adjective that is obtained by stringing together Latin terms that describe the body. It is similar to the word osteosarchaematosplanchnochondroneuromuelous, another compound adjective made with Greek terms, and also from "Headlong Hall". [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1775970]


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  • osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilaginonervomedullary — adjective Having the structure of the human body See Also: osteosarchaematosplanchnochondroneuromuelous …   Wiktionary

  • Headlong Hall — First edition title page Headlong Hall is the first novel by Thomas Love Peacock, published in 1815 (dated 1816).[1] As in his later novel Crotchet Castle, Peacock assembles a group of eccentrics, each with a single monomaniacal obsession, and… …   Wikipedia

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