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Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek prefixes occur with Greek suffixes and Latin prefixes with Latin suffixes. Although international scientific vocabulary is not stringent about segregating combining forms of different languages, it is advisable when coining new words not to mix different lingual roots.
Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883–1970) — German physiologist, medical doctor; Nobel prize 1931; Allen Oldfather Whipple (1881–1963) — devised the Whipple procedure in 1935 for treatment of pancreatic cancer
This category contains various subcategories of physicians' specialties. For a description of these, see Specialty (medicine) . See also: Category:Medical researchers
The English language uses many Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes. These roots are listed alphabetically on three pages: Greek and Latin roots from A to G; Greek and Latin roots from H to O; Greek and Latin roots from P to Z. Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are listed in the List of medical roots, suffixes and ...
Once the merge is complete, the article can be moved to a better name. I prefer List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes. jwillbur 23:28, 21 February 2008 (UTC) Okay, the merge went faster then I thought it would. I've merged everything and moved the article to List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes. Feel free to modify the format or ...
Eponymous medical signs are those that are named after a person or persons, usually the physicians who first described them, but occasionally named after a famous patient. This list includes other eponymous entities of diagnostic significance; i.e. tests, reflexes, etc.
I would prefer to see the (o) removed from many of the roots, as the O is used more for connecting root parts together and isn't usually part of the root itself. --98.203.241.55 17:39, 10 February 2012 (UTC) But the (o) is part of the root indeed, just a variation of the root for combining to affixes that don't end with a vowel. Some roots (e.g ...
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from A to G. See also the lists from H to O and from P to Z . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .