Boutonnière
Fr. bouton = button. In medical terms used to refer to a condition of the fingers with a flexion of the proximal and hyperextension of the distal interaphalangeal joint (PIP and…
Licorice
Gr. glukurrhiza =" sweet rot", glukus = "sweet", rhiza = root, Old French = "Licoresse" It is usually spelled "liquorice" in Commonwealth usage, but "licorice" in the United States. Excessive amounts of the active ingredient…
Socket
E. (old English): socket = spearhead; from old French soc = ploughshare. Later the meaning was transferred to mean a sheath or holder, the hollow into which something fits.