This
dictionary explains the original meanings and correct use of the 500 Greek
and Latin words and word parts that make up 98% of all medical terms used
today. It stimulates better, quicker comprehension of medical terminology
with less grinding memory work and is the ideal way for students to learn
how medical words are formed from Latin and Greek roots and how to
construct a medical vocabulary for both old and new medical words. It
shows how to break long medical words into their simple Greek and Latin
roots and helps solve the mystery of medical jargon by supplying a logical
system for understanding terminology. Also, it is the first work of its
kind to open up access for doctors to understanding the whole of medical
terminology, regardless of specialty. And because it is a totally new
dictionary readers can be assured of learning true etymologies and
accurate meanings instead of the notoriously inaccurate and misleading
derivations copied from one so-called standard dictionary to the other
over the years.
Example: "cholecystectomy": chole = gall + cyst = bladder + ec =
out + tomy = cutting; so cholecystectomy is the surgical excision, or
cutting out, of the gallbladder!
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