Intro to Medical Terminology
Medical Language is made up primarily of two ancient languages
What is Greek and Latin?
An acronym that stands for the four general parts of a medical note
What is SOAP?
What is subjective, objective, assessment, plan?
Root words meaning Skin
What are
Cutane/o
Dermat/o
Derm/o
Root word for bone
What is Oste/o?
"Pertaining to" suffixes (give 4)
What is(are) -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -tic, -ous
To make a name with ends. Example: MRI
What is an Acronym?
These would be found in which part of SOAP?
Acute, Chronic, Exacerbation, Symptom, Progressive
What is Subjective?
Alb/o, Leuk/o, Melan/o, Erythr/o, Xanth/o
What are root words for color?
Root word for arm
What is Brachi/o
Suffixes for "Condition" (give 2)
What is (are) -ia, -ism, -y
Antepenult
What is the third-to-last syllable? or
Where the syllable emphasis placed?
When referring to a body position, these words means 1. above 2. below
What is Superior and Inferior?
Define and pronounce
Dermatodynia
What is
Der-mat-oh-din-ee-ah
skin pain
Provide all root words for 1. Tendon and 2. Muscle
What are 1. ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o and 2. muscul/o, my/o, myos/o?
Suffixes for "Small" (give 2 examples)
-icle, -ole, -ule, -ula
/O or /I
What is the most common combining vowel?
What is most commonly added to a root word?
This position means lying down on the belly
What is Prone?
Pronounce and Define:
Hyperhidrosis
High-per-high-droh-sis
too much sweat
A record of the electrical activity of a muscle
What is an electromyogram?
Define the following:
-gram, -graph, -graphy, -meter, -scopy
gram = written record, graphy = instrument used to produce a record, grapy = writing procedure, meter = instrument used to measure, scopy = process of looking
Steps to take when defining a medical term
What is define the suffix, then the prefix, finally define the root word?
This term refers to the top of the hand or the foot
What is Dorsum?
Pronounce and Define:
Pruritus
Prur-AI-tis
an itch
Pronounce and define:
Epiphysis
EE-pif-a-sis
end of the bone
Define the following -ectomy, -pexy, -tomy, -centesis
What is -ectomy = removal, -pexy = surgical fixation, -tomy = incision, -centesis = puncture