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explain the role of latin and greek names in biology

Answer 1

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__________________________________Many languages have their share of contribution towards modern day medical lexicon, but the large majority of them are derived from Greek and Latin. Greek and Latin were the spearhead of knowledge, especially in the medical field. The ancient Greeks were challenged to develop the vocabulary for the clinical observation that they encountered for the first time led them to develop a suitable lexicon. Clinical terminology is usually Greek origin (e.g. pathology, haematology) while the majority of anatomical terminology (e.g. femur, homo) are of Latin origin. They remain in use as they have not changed over time hence it provides standard scientific vocabulary.

This Greek and Latin medical lexicon can conveniently describe a clinical phenomenon in one word, for example, it is quicker and easier to say "microcephaly" than to say "an abnormally small head." Microcephaly is derived from the Greek word, "mikros," which means "small," and the Greek word "kephale," which means "head." This language forms the origin for many medical terminology and health professionals squeeze in these words to express a medical phenomenon during their usual English communication.

Science began to develop at the time of Renaissance where educated people in Europe knew Latin and Greek. Latin provides root word for modern science. The advantage of using the Latin and Greek is its academic influence as the majority of vocabulary comes from these roots. The present day English is hybrid of English and Latin root. Latin word is bigger, harder and have more syllables and have more abstract meaning.

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Answer 2

The reason why biologists opt for Latin and Greek names is to avoid confusion among species found in different regions. Animals in different regions have different regional names which causes a huge difficulty to biologists and environmentalists. To get rid of this confusion biologists decided to give a common name to species.  

In the process, scientists found that Latin and Greek language is the best option since it is a dead language and will remain the same over time.