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NURS 1103 or HLSC 2613

NURS 1103 or HLSC 2613. Medical Terminology. Welcome. Course Objectives. Apply basic principles of medical word building. Correctly pronounce medical terms. Define common medical terms.

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NURS 1103 or HLSC 2613

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  1. NURS 1103 or HLSC 2613 Medical Terminology

  2. Welcome

  3. Course Objectives • Apply basic principles of medical word building. • Correctly pronounce medical terms. • Define common medical terms. • Relate common medical terms to human anatomy and physiology; common disease states, and diagnostic tests. • Identify the medical terminology in medical record reports.

  4. what are the Basic Elements of Medical Terminology prefix suffix root

  5. Medical terms may have4word parts: • Root • Prefix • Suffix • Combining form

  6. Word Roots (WR) • Usually derived form Greek or Latin • Frequently indicates a body part • Most medical terms have one or more word roots • Gives basic meaning of term

  7. In medical terminology roots usually indicate a body part: pulmon/o dent/o cardi/o enter/o

  8. Examples of Word Roods

  9. 2.theprefixis • a word part added before a root to modify its meaning • many medical terms do not have a prefix • Usually indicates a number, time, position, direction, or color Example:pretest

  10. Prefix examples: • “number” prefixes • uni- (uni/lateral) • bi- (bi/lateral) • tri- (tri/) • “time” prefixes • pre- (pre/test) • post- (post/test)

  11. “position” prefixes • sub- (sub/costal) • trans- (trans/atlantic) • hypo- (hypo/dermic) • “negation” prefixes • a- (a/moral) • an- (an/aerobic)

  12. 3. thesuffixis • a word part added to end of root to modify its meaning • most medical terms have a suffix Word Ending • Suffix usually indicates a procedure, condition, or disease Example: root--teachto teacher

  13. In medical terminology, a suffix often times indicates: • a procedure ( -ectomy= surgical removal of) append/ectomy • a condition ( -osis = abnormal condition of) dermat/osis • a disease ( -itis= inflammation of) tonsill/itis

  14. 4.Combining Forms (CF) • usually an “o” that is used between word parts • eases pronunciation • A root word plus a vowel is referred to as a “combining form”.

  15. Combining Forms Examples • Cardi/ + o = cardi/o heart • gastr/ + o = gastr/o stomach • hepat/ + o = hepat/o liver • nephr/ + o = nephr/o kidney • oste/ + o = oste/o bone

  16. Thank you

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