Bioscientific Terminology
336 pages, 6 x 9
Paperback
Release Date:01 Apr 1972
ISBN:9780816503056
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Bioscientific Terminology

Words from Latin and Greek Stems

The University of Arizona Press
A Valuable Classroom Tool:

Separate sections on Latin and Greek derivations. Each section has 20 lessons—with assignments following each lesson—giving the user a vast technical vocabulary and increased word-recognition ability. 

A Definitive Reference:

Hundreds of Greek and Latin stems, prefixes, and suffixes show the precise application of the classical languages to biological and medical usage. Topic-organized bibliography, index of bases.
Lessons that develop a set of guides toward understanding 'new' scientific vocabulary through examination of stems and bases, suffixes, etc. A help-yourself guide for 'unlocking' unfamiliar scientific words accompanied by many examples and exercises.'—The National Science Teachers Association

'Designed to self-teach the budding scientist the basics of the scientific language.'—The Associated Press
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