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One of the words we have to know in the last module for my CLST 301 class is anthrac-, which means "coal". Immediately I thought of Bacillus anthracis, went to check good old Wikipedia, and sure enough, there is a connection.
CLST 301 is an awesome class! It combines two of my favourite things--science and words. I just love it! In my microbiology classes, I'm constantly coming across words and terms which I already know, but because of my CLST 301 class, I have a deeper understanding and appreciation of the etymology of the words. For example, I can break down the word "poliomyelitis" into its components:
poli- = the grey matter of the nervous system
myel- = bone marrow, (or) spinal cord
-itis = inflammation
Before, I never knew why the polio virus was so-called, nor did I even think about it. But now, it makes so much sense, and even if you don't have any idea about the effects of polio, if you know the Greek root poli-, you have some idea about what it does.
Hopefully, I will be able to take more linguistics and etymology courses. I just love this stuff. I'd love to have a job that involves science words, or where a knowledge of science words is an asset.
CLST 301 is an awesome class! It combines two of my favourite things--science and words. I just love it! In my microbiology classes, I'm constantly coming across words and terms which I already know, but because of my CLST 301 class, I have a deeper understanding and appreciation of the etymology of the words. For example, I can break down the word "poliomyelitis" into its components:
poli- = the grey matter of the nervous system
myel- = bone marrow, (or) spinal cord
-itis = inflammation
Before, I never knew why the polio virus was so-called, nor did I even think about it. But now, it makes so much sense, and even if you don't have any idea about the effects of polio, if you know the Greek root poli-, you have some idea about what it does.
Hopefully, I will be able to take more linguistics and etymology courses. I just love this stuff. I'd love to have a job that involves science words, or where a knowledge of science words is an asset.