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Understanding Latin Prefixes in (Primarily) Medical Terminology
Latin Prefixes
*Hook Word (mnemonic for memorization)
A-, Ab-; away from Absent (word hook) Ad-; to, towards additio…3 years, 9 months ago
Etymologizing - "Geo" & "Terra"
I begin this lesson with a huge tangent on the Rhetoric Revolution and pushing for help in disseminating the information. Like I always say, it's not…
3 years, 9 months ago
Examples in Medicine in Greek Nomenclature - Medical terms and Greek suffixes accompanying
Suffixes
-ectomy surgical removal of ("act of cutting out") vasectomy -tomy surgical operation on, surgical cutting of …3 years, 9 months ago
Latin and Medical Terminology (Q-V): Learn Medical Nomenclature While Learning Latin Vocab!!!
Quadrare, quadratum; to square, to make four-cornered (quadriceps)
Radius; rod, spoke, ray, beam; bone on outer forearm – radius (radius, dorsoradial…
3 years, 9 months ago
Etymologizing - "trans-" & "dia-"
This episode I first dive into "dia-" in Greek and all the counterparts associated. Then, I pit the Greek prefix to its Latin counterpart, "trans-," …
3 years, 9 months ago
Etymologizing "Hydros" and "Aqua" - Derivatives with Root Words
I go into derivatives and cognates associated with Greek's "hydros" and Latin's "aqua"
3 years, 9 months ago
Latin and Medical Terminology (L-M) - Learn Latin Vocabulary & Medical Nomenclature (at the same time!!!)
Words covered in today's episode:
Lac, lactis; milk (lactase, delectation, ablactation)
Lacerare, laceratum; to tear to pieces, mangle (laceration, d…
3 years, 10 months ago
Etymologizing - "Inter", "Bios", "Mikros"
inter+national
inter+vene
inter+lude
inter+ject
...
Bio+logy
bio+graphy
auto+bio+graphy
micro+be
micro+biome
...
micro+scope
micro+cosm
micro+biota
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More etymologizing - Phone, Curro, and Verto
Here, I take a different approach and talk about root words, in both Latin and Greek, and dive into the many English derivatives we derive from said …
3 years, 10 months ago
Happy Etymologizing! A discussion on the importance of language in enhancing learning, skill acquisition, and all things high falutin
I go into several different topics, firstly talking about etymologizing examples and tying said examples to societal issues and problematic medical i…
3 years, 10 months ago