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- SAT Vocabulary from the Greek Root Pathos - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Brett BrunnerMany good returns, fans of classical word origin, and welcome to my discussion of the Greek root word pathos—suffering, disease, feeling, passion {-path, patho-, -pathy}. In this article I will be discussing infrastructural derivatives for this root, as well as SAT prep words. Let's ...
Views: 6694(2 votes) - Medical Vocabulary from the Greek Root Word Tomos: Article II - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Brett BrunnerWelcome back, aficionados of classical word origin as it relates to medical terminology, for my third and final discussion concerning the Greek root tomos: a cut, cutting, slice, section. You will recall that in my last article I began discussing numerous surgical operations/procedures that have ...
Views: 7280(2 votes) - Medical Vocabulary from the Greek Root Word Tomos - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Brett BrunnerWelcome, fans of Greek and Latin roots, and devotees of medical terminology! Today's posting will consider primarily medical vocabulary as it relates to the Greek root tomos. As with intense academic disciplines, the learning of specialized vocabulary in the medical field can take years, but a ...
Views: 11793(2 votes) - SAT and Medical Vocabulary from the Greek Root Word Tomos - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2009 from Brett BrunnerGrammatical greetings, fans of etymology, Greek and Latin roots, and devotees of medical terminology! This vocabulary article will consider not only medical vocabulary as it relates to the Greek root tomos, but also common SAT words derived from this root word. As with most academic disciplines, ...
Views: 5665(2 votes) - Greek Word Origins of Cardiology and Related Medical Vocabulary - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2009 from Brett BrunnerGreek vocabulary, especially when it comes to parts of the body, plays a larger role in medical terminology, such as anatomy, than their semantic counterparts in the Latin language. So, although the Latin root cor, cordis is a prolific provider of vocabulary for the English language, it does not ...
Views: 10789(2 votes) - Greek Word Origins of Neurology and Related Medical Vocabulary - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2009 from Brett BrunnerMany good returns, fans of etymology, Greek and Latin roots, and medical terminology! As with most academic disciplines, the learning of specialized vocabulary in the medical field can take years, but a great way to get a true leg up on learning this vast medical lexicon (which only gains more ...
Views: 7939(3 votes) - Word Origins of Greek and Latin Roots for Nerve - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2009 from Brett BrunnerIt is now time to move on to discuss the Greek and Latin roots of the infrastructure of the central and peripheral nervous system: Neuron—sinew, tendon, nerve {neuro-} Nervus (Lat.)—sinew, nerve, vigor, determination Let's take a look at the Latin root first. A nerve, derived from the ...
Views: 9991(2 votes) - The Power of the Greek Word Haima, Haimatos via Diseases of the Blood - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2009 from Brett BrunnerGreetings fans of etymology, Greek and Latin roots, and medical terminology! As with all disciplines, the learning of specialized vocabulary in the medical field can take years, but a great way to get a true leg up on learning this huge medical lexicon is understanding the Greek root words (and ...
Views: 5006(2 votes) - The Power of the Greek Root Word Haima, Haimatos: Blood - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2009 from Brett BrunnerThinking about the word cardiology and that which the cardiac pump does for one (via the Greek root word kardia: heart), one naturally moves on to the circulatory system and the primary fluid which runs through the veins, arteries, and capillaries, the predominant root word for which stems from ...
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