The Language of Medicine: A Manual Giving the Origin, Etymology, Pronunciation, and Meaning of the Technical Terms Found in Medical Literature.
by Campbell, F. R
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D. Appleton; New York; 1895., 1895 Dark green cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 8 3/4 x 6 inches, 318 pp., index. Good plus. Scarce. From the Preface: "The object of this work is to provide the medical student with a suitable means of acquiring the vocabulary of his science. Like Shakespeare, the great majority of medical students have but 'small Latine and lesse Greeke.'" Contents: Origin of the Language of Medicine (Introduction; Historical Sources of the Language of Medicine; The Origin of Words; The Life and Death of Words); The Latin Element in the Language of Medicine; The Greek Element in the Language of Medicine; Elements Derived From the Modern Languages. (3214025). Hardcover. Good.
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- Title
- The Language of Medicine: A Manual Giving the Origin, Etymology, Pronunciation, and Meaning of the Technical Terms Found in Medical Literature.
- Author
- Campbell, F. R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- D. Appleton; New York; 1895.
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- MEDICINE, SURGERY, TERMINOLOGY, DICTIONARIES, DICTIONARY, LANGUAGE, WORDS, ORIGIN, ETYMOLOGY, PRONUNCIATION, MEANING, LATIN, GREEK, HISTORY SCIENCE
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