VERTUMNUS
\vˈɜːtʌmnəs], \vˈɜːtʌmnəs], \v_ˈɜː_t_ʌ_m_n_ə_s]\
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By Thomas Davidson
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A Latin deity worshipped as concerned with everything relating to change, whether in the seasons or in commerce, etc. He is called the husband of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and harvest. The name is a participial form of the verb verto, I turn.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Health Personnel Attitudes
- Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, the medical care system, etc.