#phrase

• From the absurd — A Latin phrase meaning 'from the absurd'. It is used in medical logic, bioethics, and forensic expert reports to prove a clinical truth or a cause of death by demonstrating that any alternative hypothesis would lead to an impossible or contradictory conclusion.
• From ancient times — An old graphical or medical variant for 'ab antiquo', meaning 'from ancient times' or 'since antiquity'. In a medical context, bioethics, and clinical deontology, it is used to refer to treatment principles, ethical rules (such as the Hippocratic Oath), or therapeutic practices that have been established and recognized as valid since ancient times.
• Since olden days — A medieval graphical or alternative variant for the phrase 'ab antiquo', meaning 'since antiquity'. In clinical medical language and bioethics, it refers to customs, ancestral deontological standards, or patient-care principles passed down through generations, whose moral authority is recognized due to their age.
• Since antiquity — The classical and correct Latin form for 'from ancient times' or 'since antiquity'. In toxicology, pharmacognosy, and medical ethics, it is used to emphasize that certain therapeutic effects, prohibitions (e.g., using poisons for political or medical purposes), or professional oaths have been in force and respected since the earliest times of human civilization.
• At random / Incoherently — A Latin phrase literally translated as 'from this one and from that one' or 'about this and about that'. In clinical psychology, neurology, and psychiatry, it describes a chaotic, incoherent speech with no logical connection between ideas, typical of patients experiencing delirium episodes, dementia, acute mental confusion, or severe intoxication with psychoactive substances.
• From the beginning — A Latin phrase meaning 'from the beginning' or 'from first principles'. In biochemistry and computational pharmacology, it refers to calculations or simulations based strictly on the laws of quantum mechanics, without relying on preexisting empirical data (e.g., ab initio protein folding). In forensic medicine, it describes an act, toxic exposure, or pathological condition present from the very start.
• From the origin — A Latin phrase meaning 'from the origin' or 'from the very beginning'. In medical genetics and embryology, it is used to describe a chromosomal anomaly, congenital malformation, or metabolic disorder present in the organism's biological framework since the moment of conception (ab origine), as opposed to conditions acquired later in life.
• From the egg / From the very beginning — A Latin phrase derived from Horace's writings, meaning literally 'from the egg'. In embryology and developmental toxicology, it refers to analyzing a biological process, cellular mechanism, or the action of a teratogenic agent (malformation-inducing toxin) traced right from the egg-cell (zygote) stage or from the moment of fertilization to fully map fetal development disruptions.
• From start to finish — A Latin phrase from Horace's Satires, literally meaning 'from the egg to the apples' (referring to the traditional course of a Roman banquet). In academic, medical, and psychological contexts, it is used metaphorically to describe an exhaustive, comprehensive, and chronological analysis of a phenomenon, pathology, or individual development, covering the entire spectrum from the absolute origin to the final phase of manifestation.
• From one learn all — A Latin phrase from Virgil's Aeneid, literally meaning 'from one learn all'. In clinical and epidemiological contexts, it is used to describe a typical case or a representative sample within a population, suggesting that the detailed analysis of a single characteristic subject allows for the understanding of the general manifestations of an entire pathology or epidemic.
• From the founding of the city — A Latin phrase meaning literally 'from the founding of the city' (referring to the foundation of Rome in 753 BC). In academic contexts and the history of medical sciences, it is used metaphorically to date or describe an event, institution, or school of thought analyzed right from the official moment of its establishment or fundamental structuring.
• Scapegoat — A famous Romanian idiomatic phrase used to designate an innocent person, a low-ranking subordinate, or a minor employee who is administratively or politically sacrificed and turned into a scapegoat, being held solely responsible for a catastrophic error, corruption, or gross negligence committed by superiors or caused by a systemic failure. The origin of the idiom stems from a historical event in 1923, when a major train accident in Vintileanca station was blamed exclusively on a railway switchman named Ioan Păun to shield corrupt upper management.
• Adhuc sub iudice lis est — A legal and literary aphorism of Latin origin, extracted from Horace's 'Ars Poetica', literally translated as 'The lawsuit is still before the judge' or 'The dispute has not yet been resolved'. In a structural and conceptual sense, the phrase is used in contemporary legal and journalistic terminology to designate a case pending before a court, upon which a final judgment has not yet been rendered, forbidding public speculation.
• Adjectival — Belonging to the adjective, referring to the adjective, or having the grammatical and functional characteristics of this part of speech. It is used to describe phrases, subordinate clauses, syntactic functions, or morphological categories that structurally behave like an adjective.
• Adnominal — Determining, accompanying, or relating to a noun (or its substitute); specific to a syntactic or morphological element that fulfills the function of an attribute or a direct determinant of a noun. This type of structure is essential for expanding the noun phrase and qualifying the meaning of nouns within a sentence.
• Remembrance — The act of remembering or evoking within consciousness a past event, person, or experience; active recollection, remembrance. In literary or poetic language, it expresses nostalgia or a spiritual reconnection with bygone moments. Within Christian liturgical and theological contexts, it carries profound significance, referring directly to anamnesis (the solemn commemoration of the divine sacrifice).
• Remembrance — The act of remembering or evoking within consciousness a past event, person, or experience; active recollection, remembrance. In literary or poetic language, it expresses nostalgia or a spiritual reconnection with bygone moments. Within Christian liturgical and theological contexts, it carries profound significance, referring directly to anamnesis (the solemn commemoration of the divine sacrifice). It is often found spelled with a hyphen in classical literary editions.
• Aequo — A term derived from Latin, frequently used in the legal and philosophical phrase 'ex aequo et bono' (according to equity and goodness), designating the settlement of an international or civil dispute based on principles of absolute justice, moral sense, and good faith, looking beyond the rigid letter of written law. Its root also indicates a state of full structural equality.
• Aimlessly — Lightheadedly, aimlessly, without purpose or serious occupation; in vain or randomly. Often used in popular expressions related to wasting time or actions done by chance, the term stems from the evolution of the phrase 'to be in the air' or 'to speak into the air', suggesting a lack of stability, concentration, or responsibility.
• Aes triplex — A metaphorical expression originating from the writings of the Latin poet Horace (Odes, I, 3), literally meaning 'triple bronze' or 'triple brass'. In a figurative sense, the structural concept describes extreme courage, uncommon boldness, unshakable moral fortitude, or a heart protected by an impenetrable spiritual armor against imminent dangers or death. The term has been widely adopted in world literature and philosophical essays to illustrate strength of character.