Word Power

Word Power is a text designed for courses that teach terms commonly found in the fields of medicine and allied health. The book’s linguistic approach focuses on the analysis of these terms which are derived largely from Greek and Latin roots. It is a nice alternative to rote memorization because it helps the student understand the origin of the words they will use or come across everyday in their profession.

Word Power touches on some history of the medical language where medical terms have entered the lexicon in non-scientific ways. This text helps the student translate Latin anatomical nomenclature, serving both as an aid to memory and as an aid to studying anatomy.



The book has 29 chapters that cover various body systems and the language roots for those systems. Each lesson ends with several exercises. Also included at the end of the book are indices that cover prefixes, suffixes, and bases.

Word Power este un text conceput pentru cursuri care predau termeni frecvent gasiti in domeniile medicinei si sanatatii aliatilor. Abordarea lingvistica a cartii se concentreaza pe analiza acestor termeni care sunt derivati in mare parte din radacinile grecesti si latine.