GRST 211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Medical Terminology
3 Jul 2019
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Chapter 1: breaking down medical terms, building up. Dates back to the ancient greek world of hippocrates in the 5th century bce. Originally describe a piece of amor that covered the chest area (thorax) Romans latinized greek words (ie. take greek concepts and equate them to latin) to develop their own medical language. To be able to read and write latin, and to some extent greek was the hallmark of an educated person. By the 19th century, europeans began to write about medicine in their own languages instead of latin. This era also experienced a huge rise in scientific medicine, which combined with a steady increase in journal publication encouraged the development of a fresh specialist medical vocabulary. Latin mainly provided the basis for a new anatomical nomenclature. Greek became the vehicle for a multitude of systematically-developed compounded terms. Greek and latin were still believed to be important elements of a proper education throughout.
