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What does the root 'gastr' in gastroenterocolitis refer to?
What does the root 'gastr' in gastroenterocolitis refer to?
- Colon
- Stomach (correct)
- Inflammation
- Intestine
Combining vowels are necessary between a prefix and a word root.
Combining vowels are necessary between a prefix and a word root.
False (B)
What is the most common combining vowel used in medical terminology?
What is the most common combining vowel used in medical terminology?
O
Medical terms have origins primarily from _______ and _______.
Medical terms have origins primarily from _______ and _______.
Match the following combining forms to their meanings:
Match the following combining forms to their meanings:
Which of the following is an example of a constructed term?
Which of the following is an example of a constructed term?
Nonconstructed terms must be memorized.
Nonconstructed terms must be memorized.
What are the three primary types of word parts in medical terminology?
What are the three primary types of word parts in medical terminology?
The term _____ refers to the study of disease.
The term _____ refers to the study of disease.
Match the following medical terms with their meanings:
Match the following medical terms with their meanings:
Which of the following terms is considered a nonconstructed term?
Which of the following terms is considered a nonconstructed term?
A medical term can have more than one word root.
A medical term can have more than one word root.
What is the function of a combining vowel in medical terminology?
What is the function of a combining vowel in medical terminology?
What are the three word parts used to construct medical terms?
What are the three word parts used to construct medical terms?
Constructed medical terms consist solely of a single word root.
Constructed medical terms consist solely of a single word root.
What is the purpose of a combining vowel in medical terminology?
What is the purpose of a combining vowel in medical terminology?
Medical terminology often uses __________ techniques for effective learning.
Medical terminology often uses __________ techniques for effective learning.
Match the following terms to their definitions:
Match the following terms to their definitions:
In the programmed learning approach, how should students engage with the frames?
In the programmed learning approach, how should students engage with the frames?
Phonetic pronunciation guides are not necessary for learning medical terms.
Phonetic pronunciation guides are not necessary for learning medical terms.
How can constructed medical terms be deciphered?
How can constructed medical terms be deciphered?
What does the root 'derm' refer to?
What does the root 'derm' refer to?
The prefix 'pre-' means after.
The prefix 'pre-' means after.
What does 'cholelithiasis' mean?
What does 'cholelithiasis' mean?
The prefix 'brady-' means _______.
The prefix 'brady-' means _______.
Match the medical term with its corresponding definition:
Match the medical term with its corresponding definition:
Which medical term is derived from the root 'lith'?
Which medical term is derived from the root 'lith'?
The root 'maxim' pertains to the concept of smallest.
The root 'maxim' pertains to the concept of smallest.
What is the meaning of the prefix 'endo-'?
What is the meaning of the prefix 'endo-'?
Which of the following word roots refers to birth?
Which of the following word roots refers to birth?
The combining vowel used most frequently in constructing medical terms is 'i'.
The combining vowel used most frequently in constructing medical terms is 'i'.
What is the term for a surgical removal of the appendix?
What is the term for a surgical removal of the appendix?
The term for a physician who specializes in the study of diseases of the mind is _____
The term for a physician who specializes in the study of diseases of the mind is _____
Match the following suffixes with their meanings:
Match the following suffixes with their meanings:
Which suffix would indicate a procedure of visually examining within a body part?
Which suffix would indicate a procedure of visually examining within a body part?
The prefix is attached to the end of a medical term.
The prefix is attached to the end of a medical term.
What is the term used for studying the heart's electrical activity?
What is the term used for studying the heart's electrical activity?
Flashcards
Programmed Learning
Programmed Learning
A teaching method where learners work through frames with missing words, checking their answers before moving on.
Frames
Frames
Individual units of information in programmed learning, containing a text block and a blank for the learner to fill in.
Phonetic Pronunciation Guides
Phonetic Pronunciation Guides
Systems using symbols to represent the sounds of words, helping learners understand how to pronounce medical terms.
Constructed Medical Terms
Constructed Medical Terms
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Word Parts
Word Parts
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Combining Vowel
Combining Vowel
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Word Roots
Word Roots
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Deconstructing Medical Terms
Deconstructing Medical Terms
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Root 'lith'
Root 'lith'
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Root 'maxim'
Root 'maxim'
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Root 'derm'
Root 'derm'
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Root 'path'
Root 'path'
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Prefix 'anti-'
Prefix 'anti-'
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Prefix 'brady-'
Prefix 'brady-'
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Prefix 'endo-'
Prefix 'endo-'
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Prefix 'epi-'
Prefix 'epi-'
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Constructed Term
Constructed Term
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Nonconstructed Term
Nonconstructed Term
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What is a prefix?
What is a prefix?
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What is a suffix?
What is a suffix?
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What is a word root?
What is a word root?
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What is a combining vowel?
What is a combining vowel?
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What is an eponym?
What is an eponym?
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What is an acronym?
What is an acronym?
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hyster/o
hyster/o
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laryng/o
laryng/o
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leuk/o
leuk/o
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mamm/o
mamm/o
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mast/o
mast/o
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Suffix -al
Suffix -al
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Suffix -ectomy
Suffix -ectomy
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Suffix -emia
Suffix -emia
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Gastroenterocolitis (Word Breakdown)
Gastroenterocolitis (Word Breakdown)
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Why use combining vowels?
Why use combining vowels?
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When to use combining forms?
When to use combining forms?
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Origins of medical terms?
Origins of medical terms?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology: Introduction
- The book is titled Medical Terminology: Complete! Fourth Edition, by Bruce Wingerd.
- The book uses a programmed learning technique.
- The missing word is provided in the frame on the left margin of each page.
- Each frame consists of a block of information, with a blank to fill the right side of the page.
- Students should write the missing word and check their answer.
Learning Objectives
- Students will use programmed learning and frames.
- Students will apply phonetic pronunciation guides.
- Students will recognize constructed and nonconstructed medical terms.
- Students will identify word parts (roots, prefixes, suffixes).
- Students will identify the combining vowel's function.
- Students will recognize that many terms are constructed from word parts.
Constructed and Nonconstructed Terms
- Constructed medical terms are made of multiple word parts.
- Learning constructed terms involves learning word part meanings.
- Constructed terms can be deciphered by their word parts.
- Nonconstructed terms not formed from parts.
- They include eponyms, acronyms, etc and are derived from other languages.
- Nonconstructed terms must be memorized.
- Examples of constructed terms include Pathology (path/o - disease) + (-logy – study of), Tonsillectomy(tonsill/o - tonsil) + (-ectomy - surgical excision), and Neonatologist (neo – new) + (nat/o – birth) + (-logist – one who studies).
- Examples of nonconstructed terms include Impetigo, Coma, and Cushing syndrome.
The Programmed Learning Approach
- The course uses a programmed learning technique.
- The missing word is in the margin.
- Each frame has a blank box.
- Students fill in the missing word, and check their answer.
- Work without looking at the answers first to make each frame a challenge.
- Always check that your answers are correct.
Pronunciation Guides
- Phonetic spelling is in parentheses (example).
- Syllable emphasis is with capital letters (example).
- Audio samples are on the student website.
Word Parts
- The three primary parts of words are prefixes, word roots, and suffixes.
- Not every term has all three word parts.
- Some terms have multiple word roots.
- Some terms are a prefix and suffix only.
- The combining vowel (often “o”) can be used.
- Examples include Bradycardia (brady- = slow; cardi/o = heart; -ia = condition of), Gastritis (gastr = stomach; -itis = inflammation), Gastroenteritis (gastr = stomach; enter = intestine; -itis = inflammation), Gastroenterocolitis (gastr = stomach; enter = intestine; col = colon; -itis = inflammation).
- Rules for appropriate combining forms: Use combining forms when adding a suffix that starts with a consonant or to combine two roots.
- Combining vowels make words pronounceable; o is most common, I/e used occasionally.
- Rules for combining forms: Drop the combining vowel if the suffix starts with a vowel.
Word Parts (Specific)
- Combining forms examples: cephal/o = head; encephal/o = brain; ocul/o = eye; ot/o = ear; angi/o = vessel; bronch/o = airway; muscul/o = muscle; trache/o = trachea; cardi/o = heart; gastr/o = stomach; oste/o = bone; pod/o = foot.
- Prefixes Examples include anti-, brady-, endo-, epi-, neo-, pre-.
- Suffixes Examples include -al, -ectomy, -emia, -gram, -ia, -iatry, -ic, -itis, -logist, -logy, -pathy, -philia, -plasty, -scope, -tic.
Origin of Medical Terms
- Most medical terms come from Latin and Greek.
- Ancient Greeks considered the fathers of modern medicine.
- Romans advanced medicine and added Latin terms.
- Many cultures contribute to medical knowledge.
- Medical terms relate to history, poetry, mythology, and geography.
Summary
- Constructed medical terms are broken into word parts: suffix, prefix, word root(s)/ combining forms.
- Prefixes are at the beginning of a word; word root/combining form the main meaning; the suffix is at the end of a word.
- "o" is the most common combining vowel, "i" and "e" used less frequently.
- Use the combining vowel when adding a suffix starting with a consonant or combining two roots.
- Drop the combining vowel when connecting a root to a vowel-starting suffix.
- Examples: Bradycardia, Electrocardiogram, Carditis, Endocarditis, Cardiologist, Cardiology, Cardiopathy, Cardioplasty.
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