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Fields of medicine

Fields of medicine. Combining forms. Algesi(o) = sensitivity to pain Hist(o) = tissue Laryng(o) = larynx Or(o) = mouth Pharmac(o) = drugs or medicine Plast(o) = repair Therapeut(o) = treatment Dent(o), Odont(o) = tooth Dermat(o), Derm(a) = skin Ger(a), Ger(o), Geront(o) = aged.

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Fields of medicine

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  1. Fields of medicine

  2. Combining forms • Algesi(o) = sensitivity to pain • Hist(o) = tissue • Laryng(o) = larynx • Or(o) = mouth • Pharmac(o) = drugs or medicine • Plast(o) = repair • Therapeut(o) = treatment • Dent(o), Odont(o) = tooth • Dermat(o), Derm(a) = skin • Ger(a), Ger(o), Geront(o) = aged

  3. Combining forms • Opt(o), Optic(o) = vision • Pharmaceut(o) = drugs • Ped(o), Pod(o) = foot • Tox(o), Toxic(o) = poison • Esthesi(o) = feeling • Immun(o) = immune • Ot(o) = ear • Orth(o) = straight • Physi(o) = nature • Rheumat(o) = rheumatism • Tom(o) = to cut

  4. Prefixes • Ana- = up or again • End-, Endo- = inside • Pes- = foot

  5. suffixes • -al, -ic, -ac = pertaining to • -er, -ist = one who • -logist = one who studies “specialist” • -iatrics, -iatry = medicine • -crine = to secrete • -iatrician = practitioner • -logy = to study • -pod = foot • -ia = condition • -ism = condition, theory, process • -opsy = viewing • -tomy = incision, cutting

  6. Medical specialties • Anatomy: the science of the structure of the body and its parts • Physiology: the study of the function and activities of the living body • Histology: the study of the structure, composition and function of tissues • Biology: the study of living things • Biopsy: the viewing of living tissue

  7. Medical specialties • Pathology: the study of disease • Holistic medicine: the idea that the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual aspects of a persons life affect their health • Neurology: deals with the nervous system, both normal and diseased

  8. Medical specialties • Surgery: includes branches of medicine that treat disease, injuries and deformities by operative procedures • Oral surgeon: operations of the mouth • Plastic surgeon: repairs or reconstructs tissue or organs • Neurosurgeon: surgery of the brain and spinal cord • Orthopedic surgeon: preserves and restores bones

  9. Medical specialties • Orthodontics: irregularities in tooth alignment and facial problems • Dentistry: the teeth, oral cavity and associated diseases • Endodontics: the inner most parts of the teeth (pulp and roots) • Pedodontist: specializes in dentistry of children

  10. Medical specialties • Anesthesia: without feeling • Anesthesiology: deals with the administration of anesthetics and their effects on the body • Anesthetist: not a physician, but is only trained in anesthetics • Local anesthesia: localized to one area • Novocain at the dentists’ office • Regional anesthesia: blocks feeling in a group of nerve fibers • Nerve or spinal blocks • General anesthesia: produces a state of unconsciousness • Getting “knocked out”

  11. Medical specialties • Family practice physician or General Practitioner (GP): diagnoses and treats people of any age and of any sex • Otorhinolaryngologist (ENT) : specialist in ear nose and throat disorders • Ophthalmologist: specialist in diseases of the eye • Optometrist: specializes in measuring and correcting vision problems • Urologist: diseases of the urinary tract in males and females and the male genital tract

  12. Medical specialties • Cardiologist: specializes in diseases of the heart • Dermatologist: specializes in diseases of the skin • Radiologist: specializes in studying and interpreting x-rays • X-rays: cause the photographic plate to blacken • Air: appears black • Fat: appears dark gray • Softtissue: appears light gray • Bone: appears white because it has calcium (a metal) in it • Radiopaque: substances that do not allow x-rays to pass through them

  13. Medical specialties • Gynecologist (GYN): disease of the female genital tract • Psychiatry: the emotional and mental disorders • Clinical Psychology: personality and behavioral disorders • Gerontology: problems of aging and diseases of the elderly • Gerodontics: the dental problems of the elderly

  14. Medical specialties • Pediatrician: diseases and development of children • Obstetrician (OB): pregnancy, labor and delivery • Internist: diseases of the internal structures of the body • Immunology: the function and diseases of the immune system • Rheumatologist: diseases in connective tissue (joints)

  15. Medical specialties • Oncology: deals with malignant tumors • Malignant: able to spread and/or cause death or damage • Benign: not able to spread and cause damage • Gastroenterologist: diseases of the stomach and intestines • Epidemic: a disease that attacks several people in a region at the same time • Epidemiologist: causes, cures and prevention of epidemic diseases

  16. Medical specialties • Preventative medicine: preventing the occurrence of mental and physical illness and disease • Emergency Room (ER): deals with severely ill or injured patients who require immediate medical treatment • Diagnosis: uses scientific methods to establish the nature of a disease • Endocrinologist: diseases of the glands that secrete hormones into the blood stream

  17. Medical specialties • Sports medicine: prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries • Aerospacemedicine: studies the effects of space travel on animals and applies it to human astronauts • Forensicmedicine: the application of medical knowledge in court cases • Physician assistant (PA): a person certified to deliver primary care under the supervision of a licensed physician

  18. medical specialties • Pharmacology: the study of the origin, properties and effects of drugs • Pharmacotherapy: the treatment of diseases with drugs • Pharmaceutical: pertaining to a pharmacy or drugs • Analgesic: any pain relieving drug • Toxicology: the study of poisons

  19. Medical specialties • Registered nurse (RN): licensed to practice by a state board of nurse examiners • Licensed practical nurse (LPN): performs services under the supervision of an RN • Physicaltherapist (PT): not a physician, but is trained to provide physical rehabilitation therapy to patients

  20. abbreviations • a.c. = before meals • ad lib. = freely as needed • AMA = American Medical Association • aq. = water • b.i.d. = twice a day • b.i.n. = twice a night • Bx = biopsy • Ca = cancer • CDC = center for disease control • DOA = dead on arival

  21. abbreviations • DOB = date of birth • Dx = diagnosis • ENT = Ear, nose and throat • ER = emergency room • GI = gastrointestinal • GP = General Practice • Gyn = gynecology • h/o = history of • Hx = history • ICU = intensive care unit

  22. abbreviations • LPN = Licensed practical nurse • noct = night • OB = obstetrics • OB-GYN = obstetrics and gynecology • OD = right eye or overdose • OR = operating room • OTC = over the counter drug • po = by mouth • p.r.n. = as needed • PT = physical therapy

  23. abbreviations • Pt = patient • Px = physical examination • q.d. = everyday • q.i.d. = four times a day • R = radiology • RN = registered nurse • rad = radiation absorbed dose • Rx = perscriptioin • Stat = immediately • t.i.d. = three times a day

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