Can you come to terms with medical language?

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Can you come to terms with medical language?

May 1, 2009
By: Carl A. Osborne, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

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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