1. Introduction to Medical Terminology

2. Knowledge how medical terms are built Lots of memorization of the various medical word components Once know the components fairly easy to understand the medical terms Study Requirements

3. Combination of word elements to form medical words Prefixes (beginning of word) Suffixes (end of word) Word root (middle of word) Medical Terminology

4. A vowel is placed between the different word elements Helps to make the medical word easier to say Most of the letter “o” Combining vowel not needed when vowel already present Combining Vowels

5. Word root “therm” means heat Suffix “meter” means machine to measure Therm/o/meter Word root/combining vowel/suffix Example

6. Word root “arthr” means joint Suffix “it is” means inflammation Arthr/itis Word root/suffix *No combining vowel needed Example

7. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Esoph/o/gastr/o/duoden/o/scopy Visual examination of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum Try this medical word

8. Start with the last word part Then the first word part Followed by the remaining word parts in the middle Esophagogastroduodenoscopy “Visual examination of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum ” How to read the medical word

9. Obtain the Introduction to Medical Terminology Study Worksheet Memorize the items on the Introduction to Medical Terminology Study Worksheet Assignment

10. Author: Elayne Beehler, MSN, RN “This workforce solution was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. The solution was created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership.” This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.