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    The document provides an overview of key concepts in medical terminology including: 1) Medical terminology draws from Latin and Greek roots with anatomical structures having Latin roots and diseases having Greek roots. 2) Medical terms are comprised of word roots, combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes which provide meaning. Common roots include "dent" meaning tooth and "cardi" meaning heart. 3) Combining vowels like "o" are used to join word roots and suffixes beginning with consonants to aid pronunciation. Suffixes like "algia" indicate pain and change the meaning of word roots.

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    The document provides an overview of key concepts in medical terminology including: 1) Medical terminology draws from Latin and Greek roots with anatomical structures having Latin roots and diseases having Greek roots. 2) Medical terms are comprised of word roots, combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes which provide meaning. Common roots include "dent" meaning tooth and "cardi" meaning heart. 3) Combining vowels like "o" are used to join word roots and suffixes beginning with consonants to aid pronunciation. Suffixes like "algia" indicate pain and change the meaning of word roots.

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    The document provides an overview of key concepts in medical terminology including: 1) Medical terminology draws from Latin and Greek roots with anatomical structures having Latin roots and diseases having Greek roots. 2) Medical terms are comprised of word roots, combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes which provide meaning. Common roots include "dent" meaning tooth and "cardi" meaning heart. 3) Combining vowels like "o" are used to join word roots and suffixes beginning with consonants to aid pronunciation. Suffixes like "algia" indicate pain and change the meaning of word roots.

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    The key takeaways are that medical terminology is made up of word roots from Latin and Greek, and consists of four main elements: word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes.

    The four main elements that make up a medical term are word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes.

    A word root is the main part or foundation of a word. Some examples of word roots provided are 'dent' meaning tooth, 'dermat' meaning skin, 'cardi' meaning heart, 'gastr' meaning stomach, and 'pancreat' meaning pancreas.

    Foundation of Medicine Curriculum

    include :In addition to Medical


    Terminology

     History of Medicine
     Concepts of Health , Diseases & Health
    promotion
     Man & Environment
     Communication & Interviewing Skills
     CAM
     Information Science & Technology
    Med Terms

    Definition : - It is the professional language of


    those who are directly or indirectly engaged in
    the art of healing .
    Terms dealing with the diagnosis and treatment
    of diseases and maintenance of health
    Our body organs( Anatomic structures ) are of
    Latin terms, whereas diseases that affect these
    organs are Greek origin.
    Basic Elements of a Medical Word

    1. Word Root
    2. Combining Form
    3. Suffix
    4. Prefix

    These four parts of a word are known as


    ELEMENTS.
    Word Root

     Main part or foundation of a word.


     All words have at least one word root.
     A word root may be used alone or combined
    with other elements to form a complete word.
    IE: SPEAK (word root) + ER (suffix) =
    SPEAKER (complete word)
     The word root usually refers to a body part.
     Some root words are derived from the Latin
    or Greek language.
    Word Root Examples

     “dent” means tooth


     “dermat” means skin
     “cardi” means heart
     “gastr” means stomach
     “pancreat” means pancreas
    Combining Forms

     Correct pronunciation of medical words is


    important.
     In order to make the pronunciation of word
    roots easier, sometimes it is necessary to
    insert a vowel after the root.
     The combination of a word root and a vowel
    is known as a COMBINING FORM.
     Combining forms consist of a combining
    vowel.
     The combining vowel is usually an “o”, but
    others may be used.

    IE: gastr / o pronounced GASTRO.

    Word root Combining vowel


     When a word has more than one root, a
    combining vowel is used to link the root to
    each other.
    Slashes separate elements

    IE: osteoarthritis oste/ o / arthr/ itis

    Word root suffix


    Combining
    Word root
    vowel
    Word-Building System

     By understanding the meanings of word


    roots, one can determine the meaning of
    complex medical terms by putting together
    the smaller parts.
    Leukocytopenia

    Word Roots: Leuk / (white)


    cyt / (cell)
    Combining Vowel /o/
    Suffix: / penia (decrease)
    Suffixes

     A suffix is added to the END of a word root or


    combining form to modify its meaning.

     By adding a suffix to the end of a word root,


    we create a noun or adjective with a different
    meaning.
     A combining vowel is used between a word root and
    a suffix that begins with a consonant (not a vowel).
     This is to make pronunciation easier.

    Word root: scler / (hardening)


    Suffix: / derma (skin)

    Term: Scler / o / derma (hardening of the skin)

    Combining vowel
    Meanings of certain suffixes

    -al pertaining to dent/al


    (pertaining to teeth)
    -er one who speak/er
    (one who speaks)
    -able capable of being playable
    (capable of being played)
    -oma (tumor) hematoma
    (blood tumor)

    NOTE: The element that comes before a suffix


    can either be a word root or combining form.
     The suffixes

    -scope (instrument to view)


    -rrhexis (rupture)
    -rrhea (flow or discharge)

    all begin with a consonant, therefore a combining


    vowel must be used between the word root and the
    suffix.
     The suffixes

    -algia (pain)
    -edema (swelling)
    -uria (urine, urination)

    These suffixes begin with a vowel, therefore a


    combining vowel is NOT used between the word root
    and the suffix.
    REVIEW

     A combining vowel IS used to link one root to


    another root, and before a suffix that begins
    with a consonant.

     A combining vowel IS NOT used before a


    suffix that begins with a vowel.
    Prefixes

     A prefix is a syllable or syllables placed BEFORE a


    word or word root to alter its meaning or create a
    new word.

    Some prefixes:
    Hyper- (excessive)
    Pre- (before)
    Post- (after)
    Homo- (same)
    Hypo- (under)
    Hypoinsulinemia

    Hypo / insulin / emia


    Notice that there is
    no combining vowel
    in this word because
    the prefix ends with
    Prefix suffix a vowel and the
    Word root
    suffix begins with a
    LOW INSULIN BLOOD vowel.

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