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Greek Paradigms

The document discusses three types of Greek words used in medical terminology and their paradigms. It explains words that adopted Latin paradigms, Greek stems followed by Latin endings, and words that preserved some Greek grammar and have exceptions in their paradigms. Paradigm examples for basis, systole, and diabetes are provided.

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Greek Paradigms

The document discusses three types of Greek words used in medical terminology and their paradigms. It explains words that adopted Latin paradigms, Greek stems followed by Latin endings, and words that preserved some Greek grammar and have exceptions in their paradigms. Paradigm examples for basis, systole, and diabetes are provided.

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GREEK PARADIGMS

GM 19

© Mgr. Karel Černý, Ph.D.


Content

● Types of Greek words used in Medical Terminology.


● Paradigms.
● Vocabulary and test.
Greek in Medical Terminology
● As result of long-term coexistence there are
generally three types of Greek words in medical
terminology:
● Words of Greek origin that adopted completely Latin
paradigms (iris, trachea, trochanter, ...).
● Words assimilated in form of Greek stems. Technically
they have no paradigms of own. The stem is always
followed by a normal Latin ending.
● Words which preserved partially original Greek grammar
and have therefore exceptions in paradigms (diabetes,
basis, systole, ...).
Group 1 (words with Latin grammar)

● Those words do not differ from ordinary Latin


paradigms.
● They are part of your vocabulary since the beginning
of the course.
Group 2 (Greek stems)

● This subject was explained in the lesson concerning


“Clinical terminology”.
Group 3 (partially Greek endings)

● Words in this group use both Latin and Greek


endings. Therefore they have a paradigm of their
own, based on Latin with several exceptions.
● They can be divided into two groups:
●
3rd declension paradigm basis.
●
1st declension paradigms systole and diabetes.
rd
● Type basis is a derivation of parisyllabic 3
declension.
● A hallmark of words belonging to type basis is Nom.
Sg. and Gen. Sg. ending ...sis, -sis.
● (Example: diagnosis, -is; hepatoptosis, -is; dosis, -is).
● Three archaic Latin words tussis, febris, and sitis
also belong to paradigm basis.
● They are all feminines.
Paradigm systole
st
●
Type systole is a derivation of nouns from the 1
declension.
● The paradigm applies to a small group of feminines.
● Only singular has specific endings. Plural has
st
ordinary suffixes according the 1 declension vena.
● Some of these words can have both ordinary vena-
like endings or Greek systole-type in singular. Some
must follow systole.
Paradigm
Singular Plural
Nom. systol -e systol -ae
Gen. systol -es systol -arum
Acc. systol -en systol -as
Abl. systol -e systol -is
Examples
● acne chronica ● dyspnoe imminens
● acnes chronicae ● dyspnoes imminentis
● acnen chronicam ● dyspnoen imminentem
● acne chronica ● dyspnoe imminenti

● acnae chronicae ● dyspnoae imminentes


● acnarum chronicarum ● dyspnoarum imminentium
● acnas chronicas ● dyspnoas imminentes
● acnis chronicis ● dyspnois imminentibus
Paradigm diabetes

● Only two words: diabetes and ascites follow this


pattern.
● Plural is a copy of vena.
● Beware: those are masculines.
Paradigm
Singular Plural
Nom. diabet -es diabet -ae
Gen. diabet -ae diabet -arum
Acc. diabet -en diabet -as
Abl. diabet -e diabet -is
Example
● diabetes mellitus
● diabetae melliti
● diabeten mellitum
● diabete mellito

● diabetae melliti
● diabetarum mellitorum
● diabetas mellitos
● diabetis mellitis

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