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Objectives Identify basic medical abbreviations selected from a standard list Define prefixes, suffixes and word roots selected from a list of words Spell and pronounce medical terms correctly
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Health Science Technology
Medical Terminology Health Science Technology Objectives Identify
basic medical abbreviations selected from a standard list Define
prefixes, suffixes and word roots selected from a list of words
Spell and pronounce medical terms correctly Word Parts Word roots
Suffixes Prefixes Combining vowels Word Root A word root is the
word part that is the core of the word
Contains the fundamental meaning of the word and explains what part
of the body is being talked about Examples Neur/o= nerves Hepat/o=
liver Arthr/o= joint Word Root Because the word root contains the
fundamental meaning of the word, each medical term contains one or
more word roots. Suffix A word part attached to the end of the word
root to modify its meaning; indicates the procedure, disease, or
condition Examples -itis=inflammation algia= pain ic= pertaining to
ous= pertaining to Prefix A word part attached to the beginning of
a word root to modify its meaning; usually indicates location,
time, or number.Not all words have prefixes. Examples Sub= under or
below Poly= many Post= after Intra= within Peri= surround or
protect Pre= before Combining Vowel Combining vowel is a word part,
usually an O, and is used: Between two word roots It is NOT used
when a suffix begins with a vowel -IS used when a suffix begins
with a consonant Combining Form A word root with the combing vowel
attached, separated by a vertical slash Arthr/o= joint Oste/o= bone
ven/o= vein Defining Medical Terms
Begin by defining the suffix, then move to the beginning of the
term to complete the definition (does not apply to all medical
terms) Putting Medical Terms Together
Poly+neur/o+itis = Polyneuritis Inflammation of many nerves
Arthr/o+itis= Arthritis Inflammation of the joint Hepat/o+itis=
Hepatitis Inflammation of the liver Sub+Hepat/o+ic = Subhepatic
Pertaining to under the liver Medical Terms Intra+ven/o+ous
=Intravenous Arthr/o+path+y =Arthropathy
Pertaining to within the vein Arthr/o+path+y =Arthropathy Condition
of disease of the joint Oste/o+itis =Osteitis Inflammation of the
bone Word Roots Indicating Color
Cyan/o= blue; -sis= state of or condition cyanosis Erythr/o= red
Cyte=cell erythrocytes Leuk/o= white Leukocytes Melan/o= black
Melanosis polio/o=gray matter myel/o=spinal cord or bone marrow
-itis= inflammation Poliomyelitis Suffixes Related to
Procedures
-centesis Surgical puncture to remove fluid -ectomy Surgical
removal -graphy Process of recording a picture or record -gram
Record or picture -plasty Surgical repair -scopy Visual examination
The Double RRs -rrhage and rrhagia
Mean bursting forth, an abnormal excessive fluid discharge or
bleeding Ex:Hem/o+rrhage= hemorrhage - means the loss of a large
amount of blood in a short time