CLA201H5F– Latin and Greek in Scientific Terminology                                        Fall 2020

Select two articles from the list below. Find fifteen words in between the two articles and analyze them. Your analysis must take the form of a continuous paragraph; it must also demonstrate understanding of the connections between literal and scientific meaning and demonstrate awareness of the terms’ origin, history, structure and connection with other terms. For analyzing the word, you can consult the dictionaries listed in the ‘Course Resources’ section of our Quercus page.

  1. Ceynowa, M. et al.: “Drill holes decrease cancellous bone strength: A comparative study of 33 paired osteoporotic human and 9 paired artificial bone samples”

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241143

  1. Barbanera Y. et al.: “Comprehensive analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA variations in patients affected by hemoglobinopathies: A pilot study”, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240632
  2. Nagaya, M. et al.: “Distributions of endocrine cell clusters during porcine pancreatic development”, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216254
  1. Nagaoka, T. et al.: “Bioarchaeological evidence of decapitation from Pacopampa in the northern Peruvian highlands”, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210458
  1. Jafari, M., and A. Shahsavar: “The application of artificial neural networks in modeling and predicting the effects of melatonin on morphological responses of citrus to drought stress”, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240427