symbology (medicine) and wonder(2) (iou)

symbology (medicine)

symbology
<study> The Art of expressing by symbols.

Origin: Symbol.

Source: Websters Dictionary

wonder noun.
[Old English wundor = Old Frisian wunder, Old Saxon wundar, Old High German wuntar (Dutch wonder, German Wunder), Old Norse undr, of unkn. origin.]
An amazing, remarkable, or astonishing person or thing, a prodigy, a remarkable specimen or example of. Also, the object of profound admiration for a particular people, age, etc. OE.
Goldsmith The wonders of the Mediterranean sea. A. Alvarez He looked at her with awe, as though she were unique, a wonder.
b. Amazing, remarkable, or astonishing character or quality; wonderfulness; rare wonders collectively. ME.
T. Gray Great things and full of wonder..I shall unfold.
a. A miraculous or supernatural act or event, a miracle. arch. OE.
b. A remarkable or astonishing act or achievement. Freq. in do wonders, perform wonders, etc. ME.
Shakespeare 1 Henry VI Where valiant Talbot..Enacted wonders with his sword and lance. M. Wheeler With limited time and means he wrought wonders.
An astonishing or surprising occurrence or event, a surprising thing. Formerly spec., an extraordinary natural occurrence regarded as an omen or portent (usu. in pl.). ME.
W. Cowper The chilling tale of midnight murder was a wonder..told to frighten babes. T. McGuane It's a wonder we found anything.
An evil act, evil; destruction, disaster; great distress or grief. ME-L16.
The emotion or attitude excited by the perception of something unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable; esp. surprise or astonishment mingled with admiration, perplexity, or curiosity. Formerly also, an instance of this. ME.
Bible (AV): Acts 3:10 They were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened vnto him. Goldsmith Still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. P. Fitzgerald Mach's principle that the element of wonder never lies in the phenomenon, but always in the person observing.
b. Profound admiration. L16-E17.
A state of wondering (whether, if, etc.). rare. M19.
= CRULLER. US. M19.
Phrases: boneless wonder (a) a gymnast; (b) fig. a person lacking backbone. eighth wonder of the world hyperbol. a particularly impressive object etc. for a wonder surprisingly, remarkably; strange to say. in the name of wonder colloq. as an intensive, adding emphasis to a question. nine days' wonder: see NINE adjective. no wonder, small wonder, etc., one cannot be surprised, it is natural, (that, if); one might have guessed (that). seven wonders of the world the seven buildings and monuments traditionally regarded as the most spectacular of the ancient world. small wonder: see no wonder above. the wonder is what is surprising is (that). to a wonder arch. wonderfully, marvellously well. work wonders (a) do miracles; (b) succeed remarkably, produce remarkable or marvellous results.
Attrib. & comb.: In the sense 'of the Nature of a wonder, having marvellous or amazing properties' as wonder boy, wonder drug, wonder woman, etc. Special combs., as wonder-horn (a) rare a cornucopia of marvels; (b) a magical horn; wonderland (a) a fairyland; (b) a land or realm full of surprises or marvels; wonder-monger (arch., chiefly derog.) a person who deals in or relates wonders, a wonder-worker; wonder rabbi in Hasidic Judaism, a tsaddik; wonderstone Geology (a) (now rare) a red and transparent yellow breccia found in the Mendips area of Somerset, England; (b) a soft bluish-grey South African rock of volcanic origin that takes a high polish; wonder-stricken, wonder-struck adjectives reduced to silence by wonder; wonder-work (a) a marvellous achievement, esp. a miracle; (b) a wonderful structure or artefact; (c) rare marvellous work or workmanship; wonder-worker a person who performs wonders, esp. a thaumaturge; wonder-working adjective that performs wonders, esp. miracles.
wonderly adjective (long obsolete exc. US dial.) of the Nature of a wonder, wonderful OE.

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