{"product_id":"greek-and-latin-roots-of-medical-and-scientific-terminologies-isbn-9781118358634","title":"Greek and Latin Roots of Medical and Scientific Terminologies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA systematic etymological approach to understanding the Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes of \"med-speak\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek and Latin Roots of Medical and Scientific Terminologies\u003c\/i\u003e explains the Greek and Latin origins of the roots, prefixes, and suffixes of terms used in “med-speak,” the specialized language of medicine, science, and healthcare. By presenting medical terms in their historical context, this innovative textbook discusses relevant aspects of ancient Greek and Roman medical theories and practices while teaching students to apply principles of word analysis, synthesis, and pronunciation. Clear and accessible chapters—organized around the modern categories of body systems—contain thorough explanations of ancient medico-scientific culture, etymological notes, images, tables of vocabulary, and a range of exercises designed to increase student comprehension and retention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided into two units, the text first introduces the historical background of ancient Greek medicine and describes the principles of analyzing, constructing, pronouncing, and spelling medical terms. It then discusses Latin and Greek grammar and modern nomenclature in medicine, natural sciences, chemistry, and pharmacy. The second unit teaches the Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, roots, eponyms, and loan words relevant to the systems of the body: integumentary, musculoskeletal, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, endocrine, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Allowing instructors to teach medical terminology as a true classical civilizations course, this unique volume:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures the history of ancient Greek medicine and explains the ancient Greek and Latin origins of medical terms and how they came to have their current meaning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the loan words, eponyms, and the components of basic medico-scientific terms, providing topical tables of commonly used prefixes, suffixes, and roots\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a list of common abbreviations and symbols used in medico-scientific writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeaches abbreviated Latin grammatical paradigms necessary for anatomical taxonomy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses a programmed learning approach that features numerous activities and exercises, including analyzing and constructing terms, interpreting passages from medical notes and scientific journals, and identification and spelling questions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinking medical terms to the history, literature, and mythology of ancient culture, \u003ci\u003eGreek and Latin Roots of Medical and Scientific Terminologies\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal introductory textbook for college-level medical terminology courses, particularly those taught by Classicists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo the Student xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo the Instructor xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit I Basics of Medical and Scientific Terminology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Historical Origins of Greek and Latin in Medical Terminology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Origins of Greek in Medical Terminology 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Origins of Latin in Medical Terminology 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsclepius and the Symbols of Medicine 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamous Ancient Greek Physicians 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHippocrates 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGalen 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Greek and Latin Word Elements in Medical Terminology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: \u003ci\u003eAphorism \u003c\/i\u003e1.1 and Etymology 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Terms 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEponym 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoan Word 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDerivative 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompound Word 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInflection 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoot 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrefix 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuffix 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining Vowel and Combing Form 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsage of Combining Vowels 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElision 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssimilation 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVowel Gradation (Ablaut) 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSemantics 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymology and Semantics 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeaning via Word Analysis 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWord Elements with Multiple Meanings 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynonyms 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHomographs 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiteral Meaning Versus Technical Definition 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpelling 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Greek Alphabet 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransliteration 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternate Spellings of Greek Words 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternate Spellings of Latin Words 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePluralization 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Classical Plural Forms in Medico-Scientific English 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePronunciation 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhonetic Spelling 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuidelines for the Pronunciation of Medico-Scientific Terms 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVowels 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Vowel 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiphthongs 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsonants 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsonant Clusters 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyllables 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStress 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePronunciation of Word Elements 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVocabulary 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrefixes 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Prefixes 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin Prefixes 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuffixes 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Suffixes 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin Suffixes 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Anatomical Terminology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e40\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Alexandrian Origins of Human Dissection and the Rise of Anatomical Latin 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin Anatomical Nouns 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInflection 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNominative Case 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenitive Case 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNumber 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeclensions 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Latin Dictionaries 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin Nouns for General Parts of the Human Body 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Anatomical Nouns 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeclensions 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Nouns in Anatomical Latin 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin Anatomical Adjectives 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Latin Adjectives 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1st and 2nd Declension-Type Adjectives 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThird Declension-Type Adjectives 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative Adjectives 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreation of Latin Anatomical Adjectives 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin Adjectives for Positions and Planes of the Body 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terminology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e70\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Celsus’ Description of Greek Medicine 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVocabulary 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Celsus on the Preservation of Health 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVocabulary 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Celsus and the Diagnosis of Disease 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVocabulary 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Celsus and Ancient Greek Surgery 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurgical Compound Suffixes 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurgical Word Elements 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Hippocratic Epidemics and Progress Notes 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSOAP Notes 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Chemical and Pharmacological Terminology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e98\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: The Greek Alphabet and Modern Scientific Notation 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoman Numerals 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWord Elements for Greek and Latin Numbers 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Cardinal Numbers 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Ordinal Numbers 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdverbs and Numbers 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin Cardinal Numbers 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin Ordinal Numbers 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: The Four Classical Elements and the Elements of Chemistry 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Chemical Elements 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymologies of Chemical Elements Derived from Greek 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymologies of Chemical Elements Derived from Latin 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Mythological Characters and the Etymology of Modern Elements 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommonly Used Greek and Latin Word Elements in Chemical Terminology 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Ancient Greek Drugs and Modern Pharmaceutical Terminology 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: The Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Prescriptions 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit II Body Systems \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Integumentary System \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Ancient and Modern Concepts of Skin and Its Appendages 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Anatomy of the Integumentary System 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Hippocrates’ \u003ci\u003eOn Ulcers \u003c\/i\u003eand Dermatology 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Lesions 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Skin Color in Ancient Greek Medicine and Science 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVocabulary 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Terms for Skin Diseases in Ancient Greek and Modern Medicine 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Cosmetics and Plastic Surgery in Ancient Greek Medicine 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Grafts 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVocabulary 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Musculoskeletal System \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e154\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the General Parts of the Musculoskeletal System 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Greek and Latin Roots for the Parts of Bones 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Galen’s Bones for Beginners and the Teaching of Anatomy 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Greek and Latin Roots for the Skeletal Bones 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Greek and Latin Roots for the Parts and Movements of Muscles 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Muscles in Ancient Greek Medicine 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: History of Orthopedics and Hippocratic Medicine 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Greek and Latin Roots for Orthopedic Terms 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Cardiovascular System, Blood, and Lymph \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Galen’s Theory of Blood Flow and the Circulation of Blood 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: The Pulse and the Diagnosis of Disease 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Physiology of Cardiovascular System 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Changing Concepts of Blood 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for Blood and Lymph 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Pathologies of Blood and Lymph 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Respiratory System \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e236\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Aristotle’s Theory of Respiration 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Anatomy of Respiratory System 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Ancient and Modern Notions of Air 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Respiration and Air 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: \u003ci\u003eHippocratic Diagnosis and Treatment of Empyema \u003c\/i\u003e253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Pathologies of the Respiratory System 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Nervous System and Psychology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Mental Faculties and the Ventricles Brain in Ancient Philosophy and Medicine 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Anatomy of the Nervous System 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Nervous System 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Mental Illness in Ancient Greek Medicine 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for Psychological Terms 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Eye, Ear, and Special Senses \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e301\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Aristotle’s Hierarchy of Senses 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Five Senses 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Anatomy of the Eye 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Pathologies of the Eye 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Anatomy of the Ear 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Pathologies of the Ear 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Endocrine System \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e329\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Paradigm, Perception, and the Pineal Gland 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Anatomy and Physiology of Glands 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Glands and Secretions 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndocrine Glands 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for Hormones 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Endocrine System 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Gastrointestinal System \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: The Gastrointestinal System and Figures of Speech 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal System 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Digestion and Diet in Hippocratic and Modern Medicine 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for Aliment, Digestion, and Defecation 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for Pathologies of the Gastrointestinal System 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Urinary System \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e381\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Ancient Greek Medical Explanations of the Physiology of the Urinary System 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Anatomy of the Urinary System 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Uroscopy and Urinalysis 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for Urine and Urination 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: Lithotomy and the Hippocratic Oath 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Male and Female Reproductive Systems \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e401\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: \u003ci\u003eAncient Greek and Roman Conceptions of the Penis \u003c\/i\u003e401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Male Reproductive System 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: \u003ci\u003eSociety and Ancient Greek Medicine’s Interpretation of the Female Genitalia \u003c\/i\u003e415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Common Terms and Word Elements for the Female Reproductive System 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from History: \u003ci\u003eThe Formation of the Fetus, Abortion, and Birth Defects in Ancient Greek \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedicine and Society \u003c\/i\u003e429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Suggested Readings 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtymological Explanations: Obstetrics 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B 504\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTODD A. CURTIS\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Classics at The University of Texas, Austin, where he regularly teaches courses on medical terminology and the history of medicine. He is the author of Anatomical \u003ci\u003eLatin: A Programmed Approach to Learning the Grammar and Vocabulary of Anatomical Latin\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous writings on genre and rhetoric in the Galenic Corpus.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreek and Latin Roots of Medical and Scientific Terminologies \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003elinks medical terms to the history, literature, and mythology of ancient culture and allows classicists to teach medical terminology as a true classical civilizations course\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unique textbook provides a working knowledge of “med-speak,” the specialized language of medicine and science. Requiring no background in Greek or Latin, students will learn the literal meanings of the Greek and Latin words and word elements that form medico-scientific language by using a linguistic approach to this terminology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy presenting medical terms in their historical context, the author helps students easily memorize Greek and Latin vocabulary, recognize the meaning of compound terms, and decipher unfamiliar medical nomenclature by applying principles of word analysis, synthesis, and pronunciation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chapters are organized around body systems, containing clear explanations of ancient medico-scientific culture, etymological notes, images, and tables of vocabulary. 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