Making sense. Part one.

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<p>A recording of Dr Richard's Asher's 2nd Lettsomian Lecture which focuses on the effect of words on the progress of medicine, including many surprising misapprehensions about the meaning of medical phrases.</p>

Making sense. Part one.

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