1. Medical Terminology

2. Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 2 to 13
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Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 2 to 13
Concept of medical terminology
Saturday 1
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 14 to 50
Suffixes and prefixes 2
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 52 to 72
Cell, tissues and organs 3
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 72 to 93
Body structure 4
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 96 to 118
Diseases 5
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 120 to 144
Diagnosis and treatment; surgery 6
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 146 to 169
Drugs 7 -
Midterm exam
98.2.7 8
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 172 to 244
The cardiovascular system and blood and immunity 9
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 246 to 313
The respiratory system and the digestive system 10
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 316 to 367
The urinary system and the male reproductive system 11
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 370 to 434
The female reproductive system and the endocrine system
98.3.4 12
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 436 to 511
The nervous system and the senses 13
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 514 to 575
The skeleton and the muscular system 14
Medical terminology, 7th edition, Pages 578 to 603
The skin and commonly used symbols 15

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8. Word
Prefix
Root
Suffix

9. Fundamental unit of each medical word
Root
Fundamental unit of each medical word

10. Cardi: Heart Pulm: Lung Nephr: Kidney Gastr: Stomach
Root
Cardi: Heart
Pulm: Lung
Nephr: Kidney
Gastr: Stomach

11. Is a short word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning
Suffix
Is a short word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning

12. Is a short word part added before a root to modify its meaning
Prefix
Is a short word part added before a root to modify its meaning

13. This combining vowel is usually an O but may occasionally be a, e or i
Combining Forms
When a suffix or another root beginning with a consonant is added to a root, a vowel is inserted between the root and the next word part to aid in pronunciation
This combining vowel is usually an O but may occasionally be a, e or i
Gastroduodenostomy

14. If suffix begins with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u,y)
Root will attach directly to it
Cardialgia
If suffix begins with a consonant
Root will need a combining vowel before attaching to the suffix
Cardiology

15. Words ending in “X”
When you add a suffix to a word ending in x, the X is changed to a g or a c
If there is a consonant before the X:
Such as yx in Coccyx: Coccygeal
Such as nx in Larynx: Pharyngeal
If a vowel comes before the X:
Such as ax in Thorax: Thoracic
Such as ix in Cervix: Cervical

16. Pronunciation Guidelines
If it sounds like ‘f’
Look for ‘f’ = febrile
Look for ‘ph’ = physiology
If it sounds like ‘j’
Look for ‘j’ = jejunum
Look for ‘ge’ = genesis
Look for ‘gi’ = gingivitis
Look for ‘gy’ = gymnastics

17. Pronunciation Guidelines
If it sounds like ‘k’
Look for ‘k’ = kyphosis
Look for ‘c’ = cornea
Look for ‘ch’ = chorion
Look for ‘qu’ = quadriplegia
If it sounds like ‘n’
Look for ‘n’ = neonatal
Look for ‘pn’ = pneumonia
Look for ‘kn’ = knee

18. Pronunciation Guidelines
If it sounds like ‘s’
Look for ‘s’ = sarcoma
Look for ‘c’ = cervix
Look for ‘ps’ = psychology
If it sounds like ‘sk’
Look for ‘sk’ = skeleton
Look for ‘sc’ = sclera
Look for ‘sch’ = schizophrenia

19. Pronunciation Guidelines
If it sounds like ‘z’
Look for ‘z’ = zygomatic
Look for ‘x’ = xanthoma

20. Additional Pronunciation Rules
Words that begin with ‘c’
If followed by ‘e’, ‘i’, or ‘y’
Pronounced as soft ‘c’
Has ‘s’ sound
Examples
‘ce’ = cervix
‘ci’ = circumduction
‘cy’ = cyst

21. Additional Pronunciation Rules
Words that begin with ‘c’
If followed by ‘a’, ‘o’, ‘u’, or consonant
Pronounced as hard ‘c’
Has a ‘k’ sound
Examples
‘ca’ = cancer
‘co’ = collagen
‘cu’ = cuticless
‘ch’ = chemical

22. Additional Pronunciation Rules
Word roots that end in ‘g’
If followed by ‘e’ or ‘i’
Pronounced as soft ‘g’
Sounds like ‘j’
Examples
Laryng / ectomy
Pharyng / itis

23. Additional Pronunciation Rules
Word roots that end in ‘g’
If followed by ‘a’, ‘o’, or consonant
Pronounced as hard ‘g’
Has ‘guh’ sound
Examples
Laryng / algia
Mening / ocele
Glossal

24. Silent letter and unusual pronunciations
Letter Pronunciation Example
Ch K Chemical
Dys dis Dysfunction
Eu u euphoria
Gn n gnathic
Ph f physiology
Pn n pneumonia
Ps s pseudomonas
Pt t ptosis
Rh r rhinoplasty
X z xiphoid

25. An abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase
Acronyms
An abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase
Acronyms Examples
WHO World Health Organization
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
CNS Central Nervous System