Anatomy & Physiology Terms Greek&Latin ROOTS DECODED! Vol.4: Skeletal System: Histology and Gross Anatomy

By Lee Oliva

Anatomy & Physiology Terms Greek&Latin ROOTS DECODED! is a systematic and quick guide to the ancient origins of A&P nomenclature. It is easy to use. The DIRECTORY of decoded terms is navigable. Click on the term and you will be "beamed" to its morphology, its compounding with Stem-Roots and combining Prefix-Suffixes. Discovering the terms' imagery and metaphor from everyday Greek/Latin words facilitates understanding and recall far more effectively than laborious memorization. From the ordinary to the esoteric, the metaphors are enlightening in most cases, amusing in some instances. Recommended for Students preparing for health careers. English learners will discover far reaching Greek and Latin influences on the King's English. A great resource for English teachers. Promises A&P discovery, enlightenment, recall, and mastery. Happy navigating.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lee Oliva
• Release date: Oct 8, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311457363

Lee Oliva

Lee Oliva, Doctor of Chiropractic, graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic West., San Jose, California (1994). He practiced for 20+ years in the San Gabriel Valley, California (East of Los Angeles). He was educated in the classics in a Catholic Seminary. Received a Bachelor’s Science Degree from California State University, L.A. in Business Administration. “If these volumes ease the learning process and increase your interest in the function and form of the human body, as they did for me during the 3+ years of research and writing of this 15-section Anatomy & Physiology primer, I have accomplished my purpose” – Lee Oliva

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Anatomy & Physiology Terms

Greek&Latin ROOTS DECODED!

Volume 4, Skeletal System:

Histology & Gross Anatomy Terms

Copyright 2015 Lee Oliva, D.C.

By Lee Oliva, D.C.

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TABLE of CONTENTS

Message from the Author

How to Use This Book

Abbreviations

Skeletal System: Histology & Gross Anatomy Terms

--- Navigable DIRECTORY of Terms

--- Term Compounding DECODED! ROOT-STEMS, SUFFIX-PREFIXES

References

Acknowledgement

About the Author

A MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR

Congratulations for acquiring this Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) terminology guide. Mastering A&P terms will ease your sojourn through the academic years of your chosen health profession.

By giving you a handle on the massive number of terms the author hopes to ease the perennial concern of Health majors about A&P: How am I going to remember all these?

Demystify the other-worldly A&P terms. Discover the fascinating and amusing metaphors and imagery of A&P Terminology. The seemingly commonplace terms hold the Aha!-discovery. You will appreciate how much Latin permeated the English Language in everyday usage. The morphology (compounding) of the terms is the mix and match of the Root-Stems with other roots and Prefix-Suffixes. The stems morph into two or more different terms, introducing you to more concepts.

Do peruse this book for the most mundane everyday A&P term to the most esoteric. English speakers may find some of the Greek&Latin ROOTS too ordinary and the meaning, commonplace. The reasons are twofold: first, it will enhance your understanding of the terms (Try MUSCLE; the root will amuse you.); second, these books are translated into several languages. The unique nomenclature of A&P has been agreed upon amongst countries and languages.

The books are not a rehash of Google searches. It is a distillation of sources from online etymology sites, A&P text, English and Latin Dictionaries. Click through the entries; they are searchable by clicking the terms in the Directory. When you click on a term, you will be zipped to an organized and concise reference of the term’s morphology. The portion, Root-Stems, Prefix-Suffixes, truly "DECODED!" the cryptic imagery of the roots.

Latin Grammar background is not required to fully gain from these books. The reader is encouraged to scan the brief, one page, chapter HOW TO USE THIS BOOK.

If your curiosity, wonderment, and awe for Anatomy and Physiology are enhanced by this body of work, I will have fulfilled my goal.

Lee Emmanuel Oliva, D. C.

Westminster, CA

U.S.A

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

Rest assured that there is no otherworldly Latin Grammar lesson lurking in this book. It is a direct to the point guide to the morphology and etymology of the multi-syllabic A&P terms.

Most U.S. students encountered roots and stems in middle school. Here they are, again, with regards to Latin nouns and verbs. The stems are the direct derivation. In Latin nouns, the plural forms are the stems; in verbs, the past participle forms are stems. These are the key parts to recognize in the formation of compound A&P terms. This is illustrated below.

GUIDELINE 1 – pertains to nouns: The plural form is the direct derivation of terms.

Example 1: Os (n.; plu., Osses), a bone

The plural form, Osses, is derived for OSSIFICATION, OSSICLES

Example 2: Rete (n.; plu., Retices), a net

The plural form, Retices,