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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY. The Language of the Health Profession. ORIGIN OF MEDICAL TERMS. Hippocrates was a Greek physician and is known as the “father of medicine.” 75% of medical terms are based on either Greek or Latin words. A root is the foundation or basic meaning of a word.

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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

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  1. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY The Language of the Health Profession

  2. ORIGIN OF MEDICAL TERMS • Hippocrates was a Greek physician and is known as the “father of medicine.” • 75% of medical terms are based on either Greek or Latin words.

  3. A root is the foundation or basic meaning of a word. May appear with a prefix or suffix, or between a prefix or suffix. cardi - heart hepat- liver neur - nerve nephr - kidney cyt- cell ROOT WORDS

  4. Pre - before peri- around hemi - half micro - small neo- new The prefix is a part of the word that precedes the word root and changes its meaning. Often indicates location, time, or number. PREFIX

  5. A suffix is the word ending that follows the word root and changes its meaning. Often indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease. -itis- inflammation -ology - study of - ectomy- surgical removal -plast- surgical repair SUFFIX

  6. Cardiology • Cardi - root means heart. • -ology - suffix means the study of. • Cardi/ology - the study of the heart.

  7. Nephritis • Nephr - root words means kidney • -itis suffix means inflammation • Nephr/itis means inflammation of the kidney

  8. Break down and define the following medical terms. • pericarditis • leukocyte • hepatitis • neuroplasty

  9. Separation by word element • Peri/card/itis • leuko/cyte • hepat/itis • neuro/plasty

  10. pericarditis

  11. leukocyte • leuko- prefix means white • cyte - root word means cell • leukocyte means white cell

  12. hepatitis • hepat - root word means liver • -itis - suffix means inflammation • hepatitis - means inflammation of the liver

  13. neuroplasty • neuro - root word means nerve or nerves • -plasty - suffix means surgical repair • neuroplasty means surgical repair of the nerve

  14. Combining Forms • Combining form consists of the word root and a connecting vowel to make it easier to pronounce and attach another root word or suffix. • Combining form for heart is cardi • Combining form associated with cells is cyt

  15. Basic Rules for the Combining Vowel • The combining vowel is not used when the suffix begins with a vowel. (neuritis) • The combining vowel is used when the suffix begins with a consonant. (neuroplasty)

  16. THE END

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