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Medical Terminology

OBJECTIVES: Define prefixes, suffixes, and word roots selected from a list of words Spell and pronounce medical terms correctly

What do these mean????? Appendicitis Encephalitis Hydrocephalus Cholecystitis Angiostenosis Endocarditis Thrombosis Endoscopy

WORD PARTS: 1-Prefix 2-Word Root 3-Suffix You can have 1-2-3 parts in a medical term!

Word Root The word part that usually indicates the part of the body involved, colors Cannot stand alone Are the foundation of medical terms Usually have their meaning form Latin or Greek words

Examples of “WORD ROOTS” Neuro (nerve) Osteo (bone) Cardio (heart) Myelo (spinal cord) My (muscle) Arthro (joint)

WORD ROOT (CONT’D) The letter “O” is commonly used at the end of a word root….before a suffix is added, if the suffix begins with a consonant Example: Cardi/o Cardi/o/myopathy This is called COMBINING FORM

PREFIXES- come in front of root word PREFIXES- come in front of root word. Usually tell time, location, duration Pre + Natal = Prenatal Hypo + Tension =Hypotension Sub + Dural = Subdural

SUFFIXES- come after root word SUFFIXES- come after root word. Usually tell condition, procedure, disease or disorder Gas + itis = Gastritis Spleen + ectomy = Spleenectomy Angio + plasty = Angioplasty

ABREVIATIONS USED TO GET MESSAGE ACROSS QUICKLY NEED TO BE STANDARDIZED NOT ALL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS USE THEM

What does this mean??? Amoxil 2 tabs po qid X 10d Insulin 20 U SC BID PC

JC NO USE LIST IN PROCESS OF STANDARDIZING LIST Can’t use abbreviations that can be misinterpreted QD, QOD