The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden".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. In the medical sense it is used commonly to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g. an "occult bleed."Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide. Harvard Medical School 2005. 1272 pages ISBN 0684863731 The word has many uses in the English language, popularly meaning "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable",Underhill, E. (1974). Mysticism, Meridian, New York,.http://www.icrcanada.org/kundandpara.html usually referred to as science. The term is sometimes popularly taken to mean "knowledge meant only for certain people" or "knowledge that must be kept hidden", but f

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