|Articles|May 1, 2009
Can you come to terms with medical language?
Author(s)Carl A. Osborne, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
The technical language of medicine that we routine use in describing various aspects of a diagnosis, prognosis and treatment often baffles clients who are unfamiliar with medical terminology.
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The medical terms that we use today are derived from common Greek and Latin words of years' past. Put your cursor over the words in this chart to learn more about their origins.
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