Here’s a small confession from a healthcare writer: I read Greek every day, and I didn’t even notice. A huge share of medical vocabulary is built from Greek roots: - kardia → heart (cardiology) - haima → blood (hematology) - nephros → kidney (nephrology) - arthron → joint (arthritis) - pathos → suffering or disease (pathology) - -itis → inflammation - -ectomy, from ek + tome → a cutting out Once you know the roots, a long clinical term stops being intimidating. You can read it like a sentence. It’s a reminder that these words carried meaning long before they became jargon. For those of you who study the original language: which modern word has a Greek root that surprised you? I’m a healthcare writer, and I spend my days making medical language clear. Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/klausschmitt408?public_mode=true