Chapter_001_MEDT.ppt

Basic Word Structure Chapter 1 Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Objectives   Divide medical terms into their component parts Analyze, pronounce, and spell medical terms using common combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All ri...

Basic Word Structure Chapter 1 Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Objectives   Divide medical terms into their component parts Analyze, pronounce, and spell medical terms using common combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 2 Important Word Parts      Root: The essential meaning of the term Suffix: Word ending Prefix: Small part added to the beginning of the term Combining vowel: Connects roots to suffixes and roots to other roots Combining form: The combination of the root and the combining vowel Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 3 General Rules    Read the meaning of medical terms from the suffix back to the beginning of the term and then across Drop the combining vowel before a suffix beginning with a vowel: gastritis not gastroitis Keep the combining vowel word roots: gastroenterology not gastrenterology Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Word Division Example: ELECTR/O/CARDI/O/GRAM means record of electricity in the heart ELECTR: root O: combining vowel CARDI:root O:combining vowel GRAM:suffix Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Word Division (Cont.) Example: SUB/GASTR/IC means pertaining to under the stomach SUB:prefix GASTR:root IC:suffix (under) (stomach) (pertaining to) Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 6 Combining Forms      aden/o arthr/o bi/o life carcin/o cardi/o gland joint cancer, cancerous heart Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 7 Combining Forms (Cont.)      cephal/o head cerebr/o cerebrum, largest part of the brain cyst/o urinary bladder cyt/o cell derm/o skin Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 8 Combining Forms (Cont.)     dermat/o skin electr/o electricity encephal/o brain enter/o intestines (often the small intestines) Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 9 Combining Forms (Cont.)      erythr/o gastr/o gnos/o gynec/o hem/o red stomach knowledge woman, female blood Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 10 Combining Forms (Cont.)      hemat/o hepat/o lapar/o leuk/o nephr/o blood liver abdomen white kidney Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 11 Combining Forms (Cont.)      neur/o onc/o ophthalm/o oste/o path/o nerve tumor eye bone disease Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 12 Combining Forms (Cont.)      psych/o mind ren/o kidney rhin/o nose sarc/o flesh thromb/o clotting Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 13 Suffixes  - al     pertaining to -ar - algia - cyte - ectomy - ac pain cell cutting out; removal, excision Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 14 Suffixes (Cont.)      - emia blood condition - globin protein - gram record - ia condition - ic pertaining to Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 15 Suffixes (Cont.)     - ism condition, process - itis inflammation - logist specialist in the study of - logy study of Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 16 Suffixes (Cont.)     - oma - opsy - osis - scope tumor, mass process of viewing abnormal condition instrument to visually examine Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 17 Suffixes (Cont.)    - scopy process of visual examination - sis state of - tomy process of cutting into (incision) Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 18 Prefixes      a-, anno, not aut- self dia- complete, through dys- bad, painful, difficult, abnormal endowithin Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 19 Prefixes (Cont.)     exo- outside hyperexcessive, more than normal, too much hypobelow, less than normal, under peri- surrounding Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 20 Prefixes (Cont.)      pro- before, forward reback retrobehind sub- below, under transacross, through Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 21 Medical Scramble 1. Pertaining to the heart DACCIRA 2. Nerve pain UGARENLAI 3. Deficiency of hemoglobin causes this condition IMEANA Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 22 Medical Scramble (Cont.) 4. Study of cells GLYCOTOY 5. Infants are often born in this position…head first! PCLAHIEC 6. Inflammation of a gland NIDIEAST Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 23 Medical Scramble (Cont.)  Bonus Term: Malignant diagnosis CRNMOACIA Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 24 Questions? Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 25