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Medical English

Medical English. Week 5 Chapter 4. In Week 5, we will:. Revise terms learnt in Weeks 2-4 Look at more prefixes used in medical language Analyse medical terms that combine prefixes and other word elements Learn about the Rh condition as an example of an antigen-antibody reaction. Revision.

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Medical English

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  1. Medical English Week 5 Chapter 4

  2. In Week 5, we will: • Revise terms learnt in Weeks 2-4 • Look at more prefixes used in medical language • Analyse medical terms that combine prefixes and other word elements • Learn about the Rh condition as an example of an antigen-antibody reaction

  3. Revision • What are: • prefixes? • suffixes? • combining forms? • Look, listen, diagnose...

  4. Revision • omphalocele • splenomegaly • chondromalacia

  5. Revision • opthalmia • blepharoptosis • lymphocyte

  6. Revision The medical term for treatment using drugs is: • hydrotherapy • chemotherapy • radiotherapy The medical term for a benign muscle tumor is: • myeloma • myosarcoma • myoma

  7. Patient 1 • cystoscopy • biopsy • arthroscopy

  8. Patient 2 • respiratory • cardiovascular • urinary

  9. Patient 3 • ischemic bacteria • pleuritic bacteria • pneumococcal bacteria

  10. Patient 4 • gastroenterologist • pathologist • urologist

  11. Patient 5 • psychologist • psychiatrist • neurologist

  12. Patient 6 • atrophied • hypertrophied • metastasized

  13. Patient 7 • arthroscopy • angioplasty • amniocentesis

  14. Patient 8 • prognosis • diagnosis • necrosis

  15. Patient 9 • cervical • thoracic • lumbar

  16. Patient 10 • a tracheotomy • a tonsillectomy • a laryngectomy

  17. (more) Parts of the body

  18. Parts of the body • English word: wrist bones • Medical combining form: carp/o

  19. Parts of the body • English word: fingers, toes • Medical combining form: dactyl/o

  20. Parts of the body • English word: skin • Medical combining form: cutane/o

  21. Parts of the body • English word: tongue • Medical combining form: gloss/o

  22. Parts of the body • English word: thyroid • Medical combining form: thyr/o

  23. Parts of the body • English word: ribs • Medical combining form: cost/o

  24. Combining forms

  25. Combining forms - pronunciation

  26. Combining forms - pronunciation

  27. Suffixes

  28. Suffixes - pronunciation

  29. Suffixes - pronunciation

  30. Prefixes

  31. Prefixes • Prefix: a-, an- • Meaning: no, not, without Medical condition: anoxia Medical condition: apnea

  32. Prefixes • Prefix: ad- • Meaning: toward • Prefix: ab- • Meaning: away from Medical term: abductor Medical term: adductor

  33. Prefixes • Prefix: cata- • Meaning: down • Prefix: ana- • Meaning: up, apart Medical term: analysis Medical term: anabolism Medical term: catabolism

  34. Prefixes • Prefix: post- • Meaning: after • Prefix: ante- • Meaning: before Medical term: postpartum Medical term: antepartum

  35. Prefixes • Prefix: post- • Meaning: after, behind • Prefix: ante- • Meaning: before, forward Medical term: ante cibum Medical term: postmortem

  36. Prefixes • Prefix: pro- • Meaning: before, forward • Prefix: anti- • Meaning: against Medical term: antisepsis Medical term: prodrome Medical term: antibiotic Medical condition: prolapse

  37. Prefixes • Prefix: auto- • Meaning: self, own Medical condition: autoimmune disease Top autoimmune diseases in America. From: http://autoimmune.pathology.jhmi.edu/whatis_spectrum.cfm

  38. Prefixes • Prefix: uni- • Meaning: one • Prefix: bi- • Meaning: two Medical term: bifurcation Medical term: unilateral Medical term: bilateral

  39. Prefixes • Prefix: tachy- • Meaning: fast • Prefix: brady- • Meaning: slow Medical term: bradycardia Medical term: tachycardia

  40. Prefixes Medical condition: congenital anomaly • Prefix: con- • Meaning: with, together Medical term: connective tissue

  41. Prefixes • Prefix: contra- • Meaning: against, opposite Medical term: contralateral Medical term: contraindication 

  42. Practice exercises • Turn to page 122. Do exercise B.

  43. Prefixes • Prefix: de- • Meaning: down, lack of Medical term: dehydration • Prefix: dia- • Meaning: through, complete Medical term: diameter Medical condition: diarrhea Medical treatment: dialysis

  44. Prefixes • Prefix: dys- • Meaning: bad, painful, difficult, abnormal Medical condition: dysplasia

  45. Prefixes • Prefix: en-, endo- • Meaning: in, within • Prefix: ec-, ecto- • Meaning: out, outside Medical condition: ectopic pregnancy Medical condition: endocarditis

  46. Prefixes

  47. Prefixes • Prefix: in- • Meaning: into, within • Prefix: ex- • Meaning: out, away from Medical term: exophthalmus Medical term: incision

  48. Prefixes • Prefix: in- • Meaning: not Medical term: insomniac • Prefix: inter- • Meaning: between Medical term: intercostal • Prefix: intra- • Meaning: into, within Medical term: intravenous

  49. Prefixes • Prefix: micro- • Meaning: small • Prefix: macro- • Meaning: large Medical condition: macrocephaly Medical condition: microcephaly

  50. Prefixes • Prefix: ben- • Meaning: good, non • Prefix: mal- • Meaning: bad Medical term: benign Medical term: malignant

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