Medical Terminology Lecture 1 (1) PDF
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This is a lecture on medical terminology. It covers terms like prefixes, suffixes, and roots, used to build medical words. This lecture details the basic building blocks of medical terminology. It breaks down medical terms. The lecture also uses examples, images and diagrams to convey learning points. Note that it doesn't appear to be an exam paper.
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Medical Terminology (MD 031) By Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Basic parts of the medical terms There are three parts of the medical terms: Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Word root: usually the middle of the word...
Medical Terminology (MD 031) By Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Basic parts of the medical terms There are three parts of the medical terms: Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Word root: usually the middle of the word and its central meaning. Prefix: comes at the beginning and usually identifies some subdivision or part of the central meaning. Suffix: comes at the end and modifies the central meaning. Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad The root is usually the fundamental part of a word which may be: An organ Tissue Cell Fluid, etc. Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Example Therm = heat Hypothermia: less heat, decreased body temperature Thermometer: Heat measuring tool Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Myocarditis Prefix Root Suffix Myo= muscle card= heart itis= inflammation Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Prefix change Myocarditis Inflamed heart Pericarditis Outer layer of heart is inflamed Endocarditis Inner layer of heart is inflamed Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Suffix change Cardiologist A specialist in the heart diseases Cardiomyopathy Disease/damage of the heart muscle Cardiomegaly Enlargement of the heart Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Plural endings Examples Word ending Plural ending (a) vertebra (ae) vertebrae (en) lumen (ina) lamina (is) diagnosis (es) diagnoses (um) ovum (a) ova (us) fungus (i) fungi Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad 1- Prefixes pertaining to numbers Prefix Meaning Example Primi- First Primigravida: woman pregnant for the first time Mono- One Monocyte: a large mononuclear leukocyte Uni- One Unicellular: an organism with only one cell Bi- Two, twice Biconcave: concave on both sides Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Di- Two, Diplegia: paralysis affecting both sides of the twice body (symmetrical) Hemi Half, Hemiplegia: paralysis affecting one side of - one the body side Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Diplo- Double Diplopia: double vision Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Semi- Half, Semilunar: resembling a half moon partial Tri- Three Triphasic: having three phases Terti- Third Tertigravida (trigravida): women who has been pregnant for three times Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Tetra- Four Tertradactyl: presence of only four fingers in each hand Quadr- Fourth Quadrant: One fourth of an area Penta- Five Pentose: A simple sugar with five carbons Pentachromia: the ability to distinguish only five colours of the spectrum Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Multi- Many Multipara: a women who has delivered more than one viable infant Poly- Many, Polyarthritis: inflammation which involves much more than one joint Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad 2- Prefixes pertaining to colour Cyan- Blue Cyanosis: bluish discolouration of the skin due to lack of oxygen Erythr- Red Erythrocyte: red blood cell Leuk- White or Leukocyte: white blood cell colourless Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Melan- Black ,dark Melanin: the dark pigment that colour the skin and hair Xanth- Yellow Xanthoma: yellow raised area on the skin Polio- Grey Polioencephalitis: inflammation of the gray matter of the brain Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad
