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Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek prefixes occur with Greek suffixes and Latin prefixes with Latin suffixes. Although international scientific vocabulary is not stringent about segregating combining forms of different languages, it is advisable when coining new words not to mix different lingual roots.
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, an oil painting by Rembrandt. Terminologia Anatomica (commonly abbreviated TA) is the international standard for human anatomical terminology. It is developed by the Federative International Programme on Anatomical Terminology , a program of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA).
[2] [16] Lateral (from Latin lateralis ' to the side ') describes something to the sides of an animal, as in "left lateral" and "right lateral". Medial (from Latin medius ' middle ') describes structures close to the median plane, or closer to the median plane than another structure. [16] For example, in a human, the arms are lateral to the torso.
Consequently, Galen had to resort to the dissection and vivisection of animals, particularly barbary apes and pigs, as Aristotle had done centuries earlier for the study of anatomy and physiology. Galen, like others, reasoned that animal anatomy had a strong conciliance with that of humans. [13]
Three planes are commonly referred to in anatomy and medicine: [1] [2]: 4 The sagittal plane is the plane that divides the body or an organ vertically into right and left sides. If this vertical plane runs directly down the middle of the body, it is called the midsagittal or median plane .
The study of the human body includes anatomy, physiology, histology and embryology. The body varies anatomically in known ways. Physiology focuses on the systems and organs of the human body and their functions.
In forming or understanding a word root, one needs a basic comprehension of the terms and the source language.The study of the origin of words is called etymology.For example, if a word was to be formed to indicate a condition of kidneys, there are two primary roots – one from Greek (νεφρός nephr(os)) and one from Latin (ren(es)).
A Latin translation of it was edited in the 16th century by the Dutch anatomist and physician Andreas Vesalius. [24] The anatomy part in Kitab Al-Ma'nsuri has 26 sections, being divided into sections about structures, such as bones, nerves, muscles, veins, and arteries, and organs such as the eyes, nose, heart, and intestines.