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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis*

Ustekinumab? Ixabepilone? RimabotulinumtoxinB? Weird words, indeed, but (even more weirdly) you can probably guess that these are medications. We’ve become accustomed to the unpronounceable alphabetic mishmashes that name our pills. Who concocts these words, and how do they do it? … Continue reading

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