Greek and Latin roots of medical and scientific terminologies / Todd A. Curtis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curtis, Todd (Todd Anthony), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek language--Terms and phrases.

Greek language.

Greek language--Medical Greek.

Latin language--Terms and phrases.

Latin language.

Latin language--Medical Latin.

Medicine--Terminology.

Medicine.

English language--Foreign elements--Greek.

English language.

English language--Foreign elements--Latin.

Physical Description:

xvii, 504 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley Blackwell, [2025]

Summary:

"The vast majority of technical and scientific terms used in medical terminology are derived from ancient Greek and Latin. It has been estimated that over 90 percent of our medical terms come from these two classical languages. Far from becoming obsolete due to the advances in modern medicine, these two so-called dead languages continue to function as the primary word-stock for creating new terms for the ever-changing vocabulary of medicine. This raises the question as to how did Greek and Latin become the dominant languages of medicine"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Curtis, Todd (Todd Anthony) Greek and Latin roots of medical and scientific terminologies

ISBN:

9781118358634

1118358635

OCLC:

1427333164

Publisher Number:

90100508919