ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION OF CLINICAL TERMINOLOGY. MULTI-WORD GREEK-LATIN CLINICAL TERMINOLOGY

Abstract

Effective medical communication is based on clinical terminology, which has its origins in classical languages, namely Latin and Greek. This language has its roots in the ancient world, when Greek and Latin phrases were used by early doctors and academics to describe illnesses, anatomy, and therapies. By integrating descriptive aspects, multi-word clinical terms which are frequently made up of prefixes, roots, and suffixes convey precise medical meanings. These terms are categorized according to their structure (e.g., compound terms, eponyms) and function (e.g., anatomical, pathological, procedural). Clear, consistent, and accurate healthcare documentation and communication are improved by knowing the history and structure of Greek-Latin clinical terminology.