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Medical Terminology

Medical Terminology. BASIC WORD STRUCTURE. Basic Word Structure. Learning a new language- Medicine Medical Terminology. Objectives. 1.Analyze words 2.Relate with structure and function of Human body 3.Be aware of spellings and pronounciation. 1.Analyze words.

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Medical Terminology

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  1. Medical Terminology BASIC WORD STRUCTURE

  2. Basic Word Structure • Learning a new language- Medicine • Medical Terminology

  3. Objectives • 1.Analyze words • 2.Relate with structure and function of Human body • 3.Be aware of spellings and pronounciation

  4. 1.Analyze words • Divide them into component parts • Do not simply memorize terms • Component parts can be used in different combinations

  5. 2.Relate with structure and function of Human body • Memorization of term, although essential for retention of language, but should not become primary objective of your study • Example • Hepatitis-inflammation of liver • Hepat + itis • Hepat -liver • Itis - inflammation

  6. Mode of transmission

  7. 3.Be aware of spellings and pronounciation • Some medical terms are pronounced alike but are spelled differently • ILIUM and ILEUM • GYNECOLOGIST and GYNECOLOGY • URETHRA and URETER

  8. ILIUM ILEUM

  9. How to divide words into component parts

  10. Hematology Heme-Hemat – Blood (Root) Logy- Study of (Suffix) O – (combining vowel)

  11. Electrocardiogram Electr – electricity Cardi- Heart (Root) Gram – record (Suffix) O – (combining vowel) Record of electricity of heart or Recording of electrical activity of Heart

  12. Summary • ROOT---gives the essential meaning of the term. • SUFFIX---is the word ending • PREFIX---is a small part added to the beginning of a term. • COMBINING VOWEL---connects roots to suffix and roots to other roots. • COMBINING FORM---is the combination of the root and the combining vowel.

  13. IMPORTANT RULES TO REMEMBER • READ the meaning of medical words from the suffix to the beginning of the word and then across. • DROP the combining vowel before a suffix that starts with a vowel. • KEEP the combining vowel between word roots,even if the second root begins with a vowel.

  14. COMBINING FORMS

  15. CYSTOSCOPE

  16. What is the meaning of these words • Aden/oma • Arthritis • Biopsy • Cardiology • Dermal • Cytology • Cystoscope • Cerebral • Cephalic • adenitis

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