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Medical Terminology / Unit 1   MedTerm 0026 short lesson, about 20 seconds

Greek and Latin Roots for One Structure

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The idea

Many body structures have two roots, one Greek and one Latin, and both are in current use.

In practice

The kidney is ren slash o from Latin and nephr slash o from Greek.

Where people slip

The two are not interchangeable term by term. Renal failure and nephrology are standard; the swapped versions are not.

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