Morning: bruxism, brucellosis

This morning’s names: two that are somewhat similar in sound (though they have nothing to do with one another), both referring to conditions affecting the body (but of very different sorts). bruxism. From NOAD2: the involuntary or habitual grinding of the teeth, typically during sleep. ORIGIN 1930s: from Greek brukhein ‘gnash the teeth’ + –ism … Continue reading Morning: bruxism, brucellosis