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Greek and Latin Roots in Science and Medicine
Scientific vocabulary often looks difficult because it compresses history into small pieces. Trace familiar roots and the terminology becomes easier to recognize, remember, and use.
Curated words
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muscle
Muscle comes from a Latin word meaning little mouse, a vivid metaphor for movement beneath the skin.
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Enthusiasm began with the idea of divine inspiration and gradually became a word for energetic interest.
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School traces to a Greek word for leisure, because learning once belonged to the time set aside for serious conversation.
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