Latin and Greek Terminology

Ramón Ribes,Palma Iannarelli,Rafael F. Duarte

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-77127-2_15

Latin and Greek Terminology

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77127-2_15

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Publication Date: Jan 1, 2009

Affiliation: Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, University College London, Duran i Reynals Hospital

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Latin and Greek terminology is another obstacle to be overcome on our way to becoming fluent in medical English. Many English scientific terms come from Latin and Greek. For this reason, romance-language speakers (Spanish, French, Italian, etc.) are undoubtedly at an advantage. This advantage, however, can become a great drawback in terms of pronunciation and, particularly, in the use of the plural forms of Latin and Greek.

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