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.
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