1. Features of Medical Terminology
医学术语学

2. Medical English is from
Question 1
Medical English is from
Latin?

3. Greek Mythology
Asclepius
Son of Apollo
God of medicine

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6. Mycenean Culture
西方医学摇篮
希腊南部

7. Mycenean Culture

8. Hippocratis
Father of
Western
Medicine

9. Galen
Pergamum

10. Pergamum (Ancient Town = Turkey)

11. Origin of Medical Terms
Greek : 48.2%
Latin: 38.3%
Anglo-Saxon: 12.2%

12. Conclusion
Medical English
is mainly from
Greek Medicine

13. (synonyms of medicine)
Question 2
Are they regular?
(synonyms of medicine)

14. Examle: 体
Body
Corporo-
Somato-
-some

15. 胃体
Stomach body =
Gastric
corpus

16. Somatic Cell 体细胞

17. 染色体

18. Trilogy of Medical Terms
Conclusion
Trilogy of Medical Terms

19. Trilogy of Medical Terms
“一词三式”是医学术语记忆核心
Trilogy of Medical Terms

20. Question 3
Word root or
Combining Form ?

21. Difference
Word
Change of word class
Word + o
Compound word
cardio-

22. Conclusion
Root  Combining form

23. How to approach the connecting vowel letter?
Question 4
Connecting vowel letter
How to approach the connecting vowel letter?

24. saved
Gastro
-pexy
gastropexy
Meno
-pause
menopause

25. deleted
Gastro
-itis
Gastritis
Meno
-algia
Menalgia

26. -pexy 构词形认知效果 Masto- 乳房固定术 Gastro- 胃固定术 Colpohystero- 阴道子宫固定术 Hepato-
肝固定术
Cysto
膀胱固定术
Oophoro-
卵巢固定术

27. Question 5
Is it regular?
(pleural form)

28. Regular ruge for Plural Form
connea
conmeae
analysis
analyses
bacterium
bacteria
sarcoma
Sarcomata
coccus
cocci
apex
Apices
ganglion
gangia
cervix
Cervices

29. Conclusion
Plural forms
of medical terms
are
absolutely regular.

30. What are the relics of Greek Origin?
Question 5
What are the relics of Greek Origin?

31. χειρουργια
It’s greek to me.
Question 5

34. Greek Trace
Coccus
Physician
Rhinitis
hemorrhgia

35. Latin Trace
How to
approach
-um ?

36. Latin Trace unchanged calcium deleted asprinum asprin X + ine
atropinum
atropine

37. Question 6
Diminutive
(指小词)

38. Diminutive
drop  droplet

39. Toothette 小牙刷

40. Diminutive
cell  cellule

41. Diminutive
vent  ventricle

42. Conclusion
?l?  diminutive

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