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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 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 • Divide them into component parts • Do not simply memorize terms • Component parts can be used in different combinations
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
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
Hematology Heme-Hemat – Blood (Root) Logy- Study of (Suffix) O – (combining vowel)
Electrocardiogram Electr – electricity Cardi- Heart (Root) Gram – record (Suffix) O – (combining vowel) Record of electricity of heart or Recording of electrical activity of Heart
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.
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.
What is the meaning of these words • Aden/oma • Arthritis • Biopsy • Cardiology • Dermal • Cytology • Cystoscope • Cerebral • Cephalic • adenitis