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BUILDING MEDICAL VOCABULARYKhaleel Alyahya, PhD, MEdwww.khaleelalyahya.net
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RESOURCES
By Sue Walker, Maryann Wood and Jenny Nicol
Mastering Medical Terminology
Elaine Marieb and Suzanne Keller
Essential of Human Anatomy and Physiology
By Mosby
Mosby’s Dictionary
* Information, pictures and figures of this lecture were taken from one or more of the following books:
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PRONUNCIATION OF TERMS
▪ In the book, phonetic spelling is provided to help you pronounce many of the medical termsthat are included.
▪ Wherever lists of terms or medical conditions are provided, the pronunciation is alsoincluded.
▪ Each word or term is written using the correct spelling, followed by the phonetic spelling.
▪ The syllable on which the pronunciation stress falls is written in capital letters and the restof the syllables are in lower case.
▪ You should practice pronouncing each term whenever you see the phonetic spellingprovided.
▪ Example:
• biology is written phonetically as bi-OL-o-jee
• endoscopy is written phonetically as en-DOS-kop-ee
• cardiac is written phonetically as KAR-dee-ak
• gastroenterology is written phonetically as gas-tro-ENT-er-OL-o-jee
▪ While some medical terms are quite easy to pronounce, there are some that seem to bemore difficult.
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SPELLING CONVENTIONS
▪ Many medical terminology books are written using American spelling conventions.
▪ However, the textbook of the course uses only Australian/British spelling conventions.
▪ Both forms of spelling are equally correct but different countries prefer to use one form over the other.
▪ Accurate spelling of medical words is an essential part of studying medical terminology.
▪ In some instances, correct spelling is extremely important to the meaning of the term.
▪ Sometimes words sound the same, or very similar, but have a completely different meaning.
▪ Example:
▪ This example demonstrates that by changing just one letter in a word, the meaning can be entirely different.
▪ Therefore, it is very important to get the spelling correct so that the meaning of the word in context is also
correct.
▪ If in doubt, always check the spelling in your medical dictionary
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FORMING PLURALS
▪ Forming plurals of medical terms can sometimes be challenging.
▪ Mostly plurals of medical terms are formed following normal English language
conventions.
▪ For Example:
▪ Adding s or es to the end of a word (bone/bones) or changing the letter y to ies
(biopsy/biopsies).
▪ However, there are exceptions.
▪ The following table demonstrates how to make plurals from singular terms based on
word endings.
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EPONYMS
▪ In medical language, the eponym is a disease, body structure, instrument, procedure
or test that is named after the person who first identified the disease or structure or
developed the instrument, procedure or test bearing the name.
▪ In the past, a possessive (’s) was included after the name of the person (for example,
Crohn’s disease) but this practice is slowly beginning to be dropped (for example,
Down syndrome).
▪ There are some significant problems with the use of eponyms.
▪ The name may be used to describe more than one entity, leading to confusion
amongst health workers.
▪ Also the use of eponyms is not universal between countries and even between health
facilities which leads to confusion.
▪ Listed on page 18 of the “Mastering Medical Terminology” are a small number of
eponyms to raise your awareness of the concept.
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MNEMONICS
▪ Mnemonic is a learning technique that assists in information retention by
translating information into a form that is more easily remembered than the
original form.
▪ Common techniques used include creating acronyms or memorable phrases.
▪ These work on the principle that we more easily remember spatial, personal or
humorous information than abstract or impersonal information.
▪ You may find this a useful learning technique as you work toward building your
knowledge of medical terminology.
▪ Below are several examples of mnemonics but you can also create your own.
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EXERCISES
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EXERCISES
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EXERCISES
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EXERCISES
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