[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: mej'aD

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, December 24, 2015
> 
> Klingon word: mej'aD
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: artery
> Source: qepHom 2015 p.14

(qepHom 2015 p.14):  "vein" is {'aD}. In general usage, this means either a vein or an artery, so a better translation might be "blood vessel". In medical usage, however, doctors and so on make a distinction between {mej'aD} "artery" and {paw'aD} "vein". Maltz said that he thought that earlier these were {mejmeH 'aD} and {pawmeH 'aD}, but over time they were shortened.

SEE ALSO:
tIq 		heart (n)
'Iw 		blood (n)

regh 		bleed (v)
vIH  		move, be in motion (v)


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