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- 1. Medical Terminology Chapter 1 Presentation Building Medical Words from Word Parts By:Daniel Marzullo
- 2. Medical Words Can contain FOUR different word parts: Prefix Word Root Combining Vowels Suffix Different combinations construct different medical terms.
- 3. Prefix New Medical term formed by adding prefixes to the beginning of a term. Modifies the meaning of the word root. Not EVERY medical term has a prefix. Prefixes give information about location of organs , number of parts , or time (frequency). Examples: Post partum ( after birth) Peri cardial ( around the heart) Hypo glossal ( under the tongue) Bi lateral ( two sides)
- 4. Word Root Foundation of a medical term that provides the general meaning of the word. Medical Terms CAN have more than one word root. Examples: Word root often indicates the body system or body part being discussed. Word root may also be an action . In cis ion (process of cutting into) Peri cardi um (around the heart ) Rhin oplasty (surgical repair of the nose)
- 5. Combining Vowels Vowel that connects word root to another word root Usually an O Examples: Combining vowel can also be used to connect a word root to a suffix. Not needed if suffix begins with vowel Found in the middle of a term, NEVER begins or ends word. Cardi o my o pathy Gastr o enteritis Arth o scope Path o logy
- 6. Suffix Attached to then end of a word to add meaning. Every medical term MUST have a suffix. Examples : Suffixes are used to indicate condition , disease , or procedure . Usually follows word root, but terms CAN be built from a suffix added directly to a prefix. Card itis ( inflammation of the heart) Chemo therapy ( treatment w/ chemicals) Dys trophy (abnormal development ) Carcino genic ( producing cancer)
- 7. Interpreting Medical Terms 3 Steps Divide the term into its word parts Ex: Gastr / o / enter / o / logy Define each word part Ex: Gastr = stomach o = combining vowel, no meaning enter = small intestine o = combining vowel, no meaning logy = study of Combine the meaning of the word parts Ex: stomach, small intestine, study of Gastroenterology = the study of the stomach & small intestine