Greek and Latin Roots of Medical and Scientific Terminologies
$74.98
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2024
Summary
A systematic etymological approach to understanding the Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes of “med-speak”
Greek and Latin Roots of Medical and Scientific Terminologies 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 ancie…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781118358634 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1118358635 |
| Author: | Todd A. Curtis |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 975g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 216mm x 274mm |
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Todd A. Curtis
TODD A. CURTIS 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 Latin: A Programmed Approach to Learning the Grammar and Vocabulary of Anatomical Latin and numerous writings on genre and rhetoric in the Galenic Corpus.
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