lord-osis
medical | she/her
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Christopher Pekoc, Untitled (Melissa’s Hand and Thorns).
Oyster
Parasite
some of my favourite cardiology themed postage stamps from the past
Unknown Photographer, Hand of a Child, Image plate form: Das Arteriensystem des Menschen im stereoskopischen Rontgenbild, 3rd ed. Published by Wiesbaden: Bergman, (1911)
Patrick Hickley
Complex Structures, 2012
Museum of witchcraft 74
antique medical sryinges and various blades for surgical equipment
Anatomical Manikin with removable organs via Dream Anatomy, c. 1500-1700 Also
feels awesome when i'm learning and my brain makes connections that i can then validate. like i'm learning about the thyroid functions and hyper and hypo thyroidism and being reminded of bipolar symptoms, both mania and depression. and i search the terms together and the internet's like "yes. those two are linked" thank you thank you. i can now cure world hunger
this one took me 1,5 years details + process under the cut!
fun fact: "venereal" from venereal diseases was named after venus, goddess of love <3<3<3
Schematic illustration of the nervous system. Macfadden's Encyclopedia of physical culture. Volume 1. 1920.
Internet Archive
this training program showed another slide of the same gingivitis/plaque-on-teeth photo. get up and brush teeth every time
learning the word "carbuncle" and imagining deadbeat Uncle Carb smoking weed on the couch
before anyone wants to tell me getting weirded out by the images means i should think twice about studying medical... i can be weirdly obsessive about my teeth. as a treat
medical terminology is wild because you'll be on a chapter about the respiratory system and lungs and because of one (1) whole root word in common they'll show you a slide of some of the ugliest tooth plaque buildup ive ever seen that i had to immediately get up and floss and brush my teeth and mouthwash and i think that will forever be my mental self-image of my own teeth now. and no i don't smoke anymore and if i did i would have also stopped here too
medical terminology is wild because you'll be on a chapter about the respiratory system and lungs and because of one (1) whole root word in common they'll show you a slide of some of the ugliest tooth plaque buildup ive ever seen that i had to immediately get up and floss and brush my teeth and mouthwash and i think that will forever be my mental self-image of my own teeth now. and no i don't smoke anymore and if i did i would have also stopped here too
Bound Man by John Singer Sargent, c. 1917-21
cyanometer for measuring the blueness of the sky
1789
Love that they put “a sense of impending doom” as one of the symptoms of a heart attack, like girl, that’s just how it is to be alive these days, you’re gonna have to be more specific
Me, flirting: has my obsessive perfectionism and tendency towards neuroticism captivated you yet
Circle of Willis