Greek Medical Terms

One half of our medical terms is less than a century old. A large majority of our terms come from Greek and Latin based roots. However a few terms origins come from France and Italy. Latin and Greek words are suitable for the building of compound words and consist of science language. Hippocratics were the first to observe and describe the names given in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. to the specific condition which are still used today.
Statistics show that about three fourths of medical terms is originated from Greek. Greeks were the founders of rational medicine in the golden age therefore they dominated medicine during the 18th Century. Greek endings were used to express the new ideas, conditions, or instruments. Root endings help form an international language among countries. …show more content…
Medicine migrated to Rome and quickly crept into Latin language. Latin is known as the language of science during the 18 century. During that era all of the medical texts were written in Latin. Medical Latin carried on using original Latin with a touch of Greek medical terms.
In conclusion, the development of medical terms had advanced over the many years due to the advancement in technology. To this day Greek and Latin roots still play a major role in the developing medical field. Greek and Latin term make up the vast majority of