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Medical Terminology | Learn, Decode, and Apply Terminology Efficiently

Medical terminology is essential in the healthcare field for clear communication and accurate documentation. This guide explains the components of medical terms, pronunciation rules, and strategies to decipher complex terms. By understanding roots, suffixes, prefixes, and word parts, you can easily break down and interpret medical terms. Learn how to use a medical dictionary effectively and be creative in approaching unfamiliar terms. Flashcards can help in memorizing meanings, and charts provide visual aids for different word elements.

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Medical Terminology | Learn, Decode, and Apply Terminology Efficiently

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  1. IntroductionMedical Terminology = ½ credit • What is Medical Terminology? • What is M.T. used for? • Who Developed Medical Terminology?

  2. Medical Terminology is composed of the following • Word Parts or Elements • Roots • Suffixes • Prefixes • Connecting vowel (s)

  3. How is M.T. learned? • By learning themeaning of each element or word part. • Two points to Remember • Pronunciation is not as important than…….. • SPELLING – M.T. must be spelled correctly.

  4. How does anyone decipher the meaning of a medical term? • By learning the meaning of each of the elements/word parts involved in the Term. • root • suffix • prefix Example:Pre + nat + al • al = pertaining to • nat = birth • pre = before

  5. The medical term is deciphered from “Right to Left” What does this Mean??? You break the term down starting with the… • Suffix • Then the Root word • Then the Prefix

  6. EXAMPLE: • OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY • Starting from Right to Left • o/logy is the suffix = study of • laryng is a word root =larynx(voicebox) • rhin/o is a word root = nose • ot/o is a word root = ear • What does this term mean? • EVERY ONE PRONOUNCE IT

  7. A few Pronunciation rulessee page 10 in book • ph –pronounced together as “F”. example: phlegm • ch –pronounced together as “K”. example: cholera • qu - pronounced together as “K” example: quadriplegia

  8. more on Pronunciation • pn = pronunced together as “N” no P sound. example:pnuemonia • ps – pronounced together as “S” example: psychology • X – is pronounced as a “Z” example: xeroderma

  9. VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHEN TRYING TO GUESS AT MEANINGS OF MEDICAL TERMS or to find them in the Dictionary 1. You Need to LEARN HOW TO USE A MEDICAL DICTIONARY. 2. KNOW THE CONTEXT IN WHICH THE TERM IS BEING USE. Some Terms have more than one meaning example: lithotomy can mean surgical incision of a stone or an examination position 3. BE CREATIVE: sound the word out turn the terms around

  10. Contrasting and Confusing Prefixes • Handout: learn – memorize the meanings for…. • ab ad • dys eu • hyper hypo • inter intra • sub supra

  11. MakeFlash Cards for: Keep them inseparate stacks “Pertaining To” -chart on page293 “Abnormal Conditions” –chart on pg. 293 Word roots indicatingcolor-chart on pg 5 Suffixes related to Pathology – pg 6 Suffixes related to Procedures – pg 7 The Double RR’s – pg 7

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