The Routledge Pocket Guide to Medical Latin is a medical reference tool like no other, providing an easy-to-use, extensive guide to Latin words and phrases commonly used in medical settings.
Offering readers a treasury of nearly 4000 Latin words and phrases, over 900 abbreviations, and numerous tables with dozens of useful Latin terms and interesting quotations drawn from the field of medicine, this volume also encompasses the related fields of pharmacy, botany, dentistry, and the veterinary sciences. This book provides quick and accessible definitions and explanations of Latin words and phrases used in the medical world, as well as a helpful pronunciation guide. In addition, there is a section of miscellaneous entries that comprises useful information, including common Latin prepositions, prefixes, and particles. Included at the end of this book is an extensive English-Latin index.
The Routledge Pocket Guide to Medical Latin is an invaluable reference work for medical and pharmacy students and practitioners, as well as general readers interested in the history of medicine and medical terminology.
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"This is an appealing and engaging reference guide that allows students to approach the language of medicine from an original, classically informed perspective... Its broadly selected content, cultural and historical insight, and thoughtfully chosen terms make it a worthy recommendation for those interested in how Latin informs medical language." - Classical Journal
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
General, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
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1 s/w Abbildung, 1 s/w Photographie bzw. Rasterbild
1 Halftones, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
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Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 129 mm
Dicke: 11 mm
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978-1-032-18605-4 (9781032186054)
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Dr. Jon R. Stone is a best-selling author and Professor of Religious Studies at California State University, Long Beach. He is the author of Latin for the Illiterati, More Latin for the Illiterati, The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations, and The Routledge Book of World Proverbs, among many others.
Preface; References & Sources; Pronunciation Guide; The Routledge Pocket Guide to Medical Latin; Selected Maxims and Quotation: On Life, Death, Sickness, and the Healing Arts; Abbreviations; Miscellanea (Miscellaneous); English-Latin Index.
