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The word '''occult''' comes from the [[Latin]] word ''occultus'' (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden".<ref>Crabb, G. (1927). English synonyms explained, in alphabetical order, with copious illustrations and examples drawn from the best writers. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co.</ref> In the [[medical]] sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g. an "occult bleed"<ref>Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide. Harvard Medical School 2005. 1272 pages ISBN 0684863731</ref> may be one detected indirectly by the presence of otherwise unexplained [[anaemia]]. | The word '''occult''' comes from the [[Latin]] word ''occultus'' (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden".<ref>Crabb, G. (1927). English synonyms explained, in alphabetical order, with copious illustrations and examples drawn from the best writers. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co.</ref> In the [[medical]] sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g. an "occult bleed"<ref>Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide. Harvard Medical School 2005. 1272 pages ISBN 0684863731</ref> may be one detected indirectly by the presence of otherwise unexplained [[anaemia]]. | ||
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Overview
The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden".[1] In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g. an "occult bleed"[2] may be one detected indirectly by the presence of otherwise unexplained anaemia.