Welcome to Business 86 Medical Terminology

Business 86, Medical Terminology

Welcome to Business 86Medical Terminology

Medical Terminology

INTRODUCTION

Instructor: Janet Gower R.N.

Los Medanos College

jgowerlmc@gmail.com

(jggower@aol.com- Insite portal)

1. Introduction 2. PretestComplete the pretest without looking up the answers. This should be completed for homework. Please don’t forget to let me know why you are taking this class.3. Course Outline

Description ContentEvaluationText and materials requiredRecommended materials

Medical Terminology Syllabus

Class Schedule

Review of the schedule

Calendar-Dates

Why do Health Care Providers

Learn Medical Language?

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Lesson #1

Take out your book-How to use the book- Appendicies A-G, Index,

the last page and inside cover

Chapter 1,Basic Elements of a Medical Word-Lecture pages 2-12

Flashcard instruction and other memorization techniques

•Specialized vocabulary used by health care providers

•Medical words composed of word elements, also known as word parts, and consisting of some or all of the following elements:

•Word root (WR)

•Combining form (CF)

•Suffix

•Prefix

Elements of a medical word-

•Word Root (WR) •Foundation of the word that contains its main meaning

•Usually from Latin or Greek language•At least one word root in most medical words

•Examples of words with roots•hepat in hepat/itis

•tonsill in tonsill/ectomy

•gastr in gastr/oma

•laryng in laryng/itis

•Combining Form (CF)•Created when a word root is combined with a vowel, known as a combining vowel•Combining vowel usually an o, but sometimes an i or an e

•Difficulty pronouncing certain combinations of word roots requires insertion of a vowel

•No meaning of its own, but a combining vowel enables two or more word elements to be connected

•Examples of words with CFs•mamm/o in mamm/o/gram

•psych/o in psych/o/logy

•laryng/o in laryng/o/spasm

•hepat/o in hepat/o/megaly

•Suffix•Word element at the end of a word•Changes the meaning of a medical word

•Contained in most medical words•Usually an indication of a pathology, condition, symptom, therapeutic or diagnostic procedure, or part of speech

•Examples of words with suffixes •-ectomy in append/ectomy

•-itis in appendic/itis

•-oma in neur/oma

•-tomy in crani/o/tomy

•-scope in gastr/o/scope

•-oma in gastr/oma

•Prefix •Word element at the beginning of a word•Many the same as those used in the English language

•Changes the meaning of a medical word•Not contained in all medical words•Usually an indication of a number, time, position, measurement, direction, or negation

•Examples of words with prefixes•hyper- in hyper/tension

•hemi- in hemi/plegia

•epi- in epi/derm/al

•post- in post/nat/al

•inter- in inter/cost/al

•Three rules for building medical words•Rule 1: A WR links a suffix that begins with a vowel.

•Rule 2: A CF links a suffix that begins with a consonant.

•Rule 3: A CF links a root to another root to form a compound word. •Rule 3 holds true even if the next root begins with a vowel, as in gastr/o/intestin/al.

• Determine which of the three rules for building medical words applies to the following terms.

1.arthr/itis

2.gastr/o/intestin/al

3.hepat/o/cyte

1. arthr/itis — Rule 1: A root links a suffix that begins with a vowel.

2. gastr/o/intestin/al — Rule 3: A CF links a root to another root to form a compound word; a root links a suffix that begins with a vowel.

3. hepat/o/cyte — Rule 2: A CF links a suffix that begins with a consonant.

•Three steps for defining medical words1. Define the suffix first.

2. Define the first part of the word (WR, CF, or prefix).

3. Define the middle part of the word (WR or CF).

Examples

1. gastr/itis:

2. oste/o/arthr/itis:

3. poly/neur/itis:

1. gastr/itis: inflammation of the stomach

2. oste/o/arthr/itis: inflammation of the bone and joint

3. poly/neur/itis: inflammation of many nerves

•Diacritical marks and capitalization used to aid pronunciation of terms throughout the text and to help you understand pronunciation marks used in most dictionaries

•Pronunciation guidelines are located on the inside back cover of the textbook

Syllabus-Worksheet #1 page 7

1. What is a suffix? 2. Give an example of a word root. 3. Give an example of a combining form 4. -Algia is an example of a__________

and means__________. 5. Give an example of a

prefix___________. 6. Define the suffixes and prefixes, denote

whether the element is a suffix or a prefix (use your book) Examples:

-dynia-S, pain hyper- (P) excessive

-ectasis -scopy-tomy hypo--rrhea dys-intra- sub-poly- -itis-plasty -megaly-osis -centesis-ectomy -malacia-graphy -stenosis-stomy -al

Worksheet # 1 continued- page 7

-centesis surgical puncture

Side One Side Two

Flashcard Instruction

Another way to memorize-

- centesis Puncture

-ectomy Excision, removal

-tome Instrument to cut

-tomy Incision, cut into

-stomy Forming an opening

Cover up the right side

- centesis

-ectomy

-stomy

Write the answers

- centesis puncture

-ectomy

-stomy

Extra Words for Flashcards (make flashcards for these elements from pg. 8 syllabus) later/o sidemelan/o blackcirrh/o yellowhydr/o waterhidr/o sweaterythr/o redchlor/o greencyan/o blueleuk/o whitepurpur/o purpledextr/o rightsinistr/o leftscler/o hardeningventr/o belly side, frontdors/o back side, backambi- both sides-poiesis formation, growth-philia attraction-oid resembling-ultra excessive, beyond-para to bear offspring-paresis partial paralysis

Abbreviation Set 1

1. CBC- complete blood count2. UA- urinalysis3. STAT- immediately4. p.r.n.- as needed, as

required5. ABG- arterial blood gases6. bid- two times a day7. tid- three times a day8. hs- hours of sleep, bed time

9. p- after10. a- before11. pc- after meals12. ac- before meals13. c- with14. s- without15. ADL- activities of daily living

NOTE: q, qod, qid, qd are abbreviations that in some hospitals are being deleted due to the confusion they can cause

Term Plus CDprovided with your book

• Student Instruction

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• Student Evaluation

www.fadavis.comOn-line Resources

• Student Instruction

Homework #1Check Class Schedule

Complete (if not completed in class) pages 7, 10-12 (syllabus)

Complete all activities for chapter one pages 7-12 (book)

Make flashcards for suffixes-book pages 15-21and pg. 8 extra words- syllabus

Read pages 14-21 (book) Term Plus CD- Surgical Suffixes (print results) www.fadavis.com study questions for chapter 1-book Access www.engrade.com account Questions?PLEASE NOTE: EMAIL ADDRESS

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