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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY. Simply Put: Words. Break words down into parts…. Prefix Root Word Combining vowel Combining form Suffix. Prefixes – at the beginning of a word. DIRECTIONAL PREFIXES CONTRASTING PREFIXES “BODY PARTS” PREFIXES. Directional Prefixes.

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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

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  1. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Simply Put: Words

  2. Break words down into parts… • Prefix • Root Word • Combining vowel • Combining form • Suffix

  3. Prefixes – at the beginning of a word • DIRECTIONAL PREFIXES • CONTRASTING PREFIXES • “BODY PARTS” PREFIXES

  4. Directional Prefixes • Epi- upper • Extra- outside • Hyper- above,increase more than normal • Hypo- below, under, decreased • Infra- below, beneath

  5. Inter- between • Intra- within • Meta- beyond • Per- throughout • Sub- below, under, decreased

  6. Super- above, increased, more than normal • Supra- above, increased more than normal • Trans- across • Ultra- above, increased, more than normal

  7. Directional ULTRA- SUPER- SUPRA- HYPER- META- EPI- PER- INTER- INTRA- EXTRA- TRANS- INFRA- SUB- HYPO-

  8. Some examples of words with directional prefixes… • Transcontinental Trans | continental • Extraterristrial Extra | terrestrial • Intercellular Inter | cellular • Epicenter Epi | center • Hypothermia Hypo | thermia • Hyperactive Hyper | active • Infrastructure Infra | structure • Subzero sub | zero

  9. …and so, some medical words with directional prefixes. • Translocate trans | locate • Hypothyroid hypo | thyroid • Hyperthyroid hyper | thyroid • Supranatural supra | natural • Intranasal intra | nasal • Superimposed super | imposed • Perennial per | ennial

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  11. Thursday August 29bell work • The prefix___________means below. The prefix _________________means across. • Supra- a) Meta- • Super- b) Infra- • Inter- c) Trans • Sub- d) Ultra- • The prefix ___________means beyond. The prefix________________means between. • Hypo- a) Infra- • Hyper- b) Intra- • Meta- c) Inter- • Per- d) Epi-

  12. FLASHCARDS: Below are two sets of prefixes. Why is each set grouped the way they are? • HYPO- • HYPER- • INFRA- • SUB- • HYPO-

  13. END BELL WORK

  14. Contrasting Prefixes • Ab- away from ab|duction • Ad- toward ad|duction • Dys- difficult, painful, bad dys|phagia • Eu- good, easy, normal eu|thyroid • Endo- within or inside endo|parasite • Ex- • Exo- without, out of, outside, away from • Ecto-

  15. Poly- many, excessive poly|uria • Oligo- scant, very little olig|uria • Pre- before pre|operative • Peri- around peri|operative • Post- after post|operative • Anti- against anti|emetic (vomiting) • A- without, no a|traumatic • An- without, no an|uria

  16. More Prefixes • Pyo- pus • Cephalo- brain • Pneumo- lungs, air • Derm- skin • Myelo- nerve, spinal cord • Entero- intestine

  17. Thoraco- ribs • Myo- muscle • Rhino- nose • Podo- foot • Arthro- joint • Cysto- bladder

  18. Optho- eye • Oto- ear • Neuro- nerve • Cardio- heart • Nephro- kidney

  19. Hepa- liver • Hema- blood • Osteo- bone • Pan- all, entire • Gastro- stomach

  20. Already use prefixes, roots, suffixes! • Uncomfortable Un | comfort| able • Informality In | form | al | ity • Unkindness Un | kind | ness

  21. Bell Work Tuesday Sept ember 3 • The prefix _________means many. olig- poly- an- eu- • The prefix ___________means outside, while the prefix ___________means inside. pre-, post- endo-, exo- hyper-, hypo- inter-, intra-

  22. Which prefix means around? epi- supra- peri- meta- • Which prefix means very little or scant? anti- peri- oligo- an-

  23. Anuria • Polyuria • Oliguria • What is the prefix in each word above and what does each word mean?

  24. Bell work Wednesday, September 4 True or False? • Cardio- means bladder • Rhin0- means muscle • Arthro- means joint • Hepa-means liver • Hema-means kidney • Nephro- means liver • Osteo- means bone

  25. Hepatic Lipidosis is a fatty ____________. • Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the _____________. • Nephrotoxixity is a poisonous effect on the _________.

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