Medical root words/suffix/prefix origins and meaning.

[EMH]

I'm sure a book or website somewhere exists that neatly covers most of the origins of the medical terms and what they mean but I haven't seen it yet. I found this for anatomy but it really only covers anatomy.

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[RxnMan]

I haven't come across one yet that I haven't found via Google.

 

[Blade28]

Please do a search for this topic - it's been discussed at least twice in the past few months.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=425426&highlight=etymology

Look at post #3.

 

[HumidBeing]

Here's one, but it doesn't give the origins.
http://www.pathguy.com/medvocab.htm

 

[Blade28]

Let me know if you can't view it, since it's having some problems loading now - but I can't tell if it's global since the .pdf file is in my browser's cache.

 

[EMH]

The link pops up a database error of some sorts.

 

[Blade28]

PM me your email and I'll send it via an attachment.

 

[pseudoknot]

PM me your email and I'll send it via an attachment.

Is this the same as the PDF from that other thread?

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=194697

 

[Blade28]

Is this the same as the PDF from that other thread?

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=194697

Yup, same one - good find!

 

[pseudoknot]

This is pretty cool too. It does only cover anatomical terms, but it's free.

http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/

 

[njbmd]

I'm sure a book or website somewhere exists that neatly covers most of the origins of the medical terms and what they mean but I haven't seen it yet. I found this for anatomy but it really only covers anatomy.

Check out Stedman's Medical Dictionary (library). It gives the origins and meanings of medical terms. I know it's not a website but it contains the information that you need.

 

[Jack Daniel]

If you're looking for something a little more readable (not just for reference), check out "Medical Meanings: A Glossary of Word Origins" by William S. Haubrich, MD.