The AnkiDroid Collection (Part 54) – Huckster, Mestizo & Scoliosis

Ankidroid additions related to Science, History and Philosophy. More information about Anki can be found in this article.

Huckster

A Huckster is one who uses aggressive, showy or devious methods to promote or sell a product. The original meaning of huckster is a person who sells small articles, either door-to-door or from a stall or small store, like a peddler or hawker. The term probably derives from the Middle English hucc, meaning “to haggle”. During the medieval period, the word assumed the feminine word ending “ster” as in huckster, reflecting the fact that most hucksters were women.

Mestizo (adj.)

Mestizo refers to “Offspring of a person of mixed blood,” especially a person of mixed Spanish and Amerindian parentage,” 1580s, from Spanish mestizo, Portuguese mestiço, “of mixed European and Amerindian parentage,” from Late Latin mixticius “mixed, mongrel,” from Latin mixtus “mixed,”

Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a condition in which a person’s spine has an abnormal sideways curvature. The curve is usually S- or C-shaped over three dimensions. In some, the degree of curve is stable, while in others, it increases over time. Mild scoliosis does not typically cause problems, but more severe cases can affect breathing and movement. It is from Latinized form of Greek skoliosis “crookedness” from skolios “bent, curved“. As per the diagram above it is distinguished from lordosis and kyphosis.

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