Medical Terminology
This adds to, or limits the meaning of the root word; comes at the beginning of the word.
What is a Prefix?
These bond together to form molecules
what is an atom?
muscles, ligaments, and tendons make this group
What is the muscluar system?
term for the expectation for contact with blood or body fluids during job duties
What is occupational exposure?
The standards of appearance normally expected of a qualified person at work
what is professional look?
This vowel is used when connecting more than one root word
what is an 'o' ?
Groups of molecules form these structures within the cell
What are organelles?
Bones and ligaments support and protect
What is the skeletal system?
This term describes a disease-causing microorganism
What is a pathogen?
a career pathway involving methods, devices, and resources
What is health informatic services?
The main meaning of the word; usually a noun.
what is a root word?
What Provides the energy of a cell?
What is mitochondra?
Lymph nodes, Thymus, Tonsils, spleen help with fluid return and immunity
What is the Lymphatic system?
The elements required for infection to spread
What is the chain of infection?
The right of patients to have personal and medical information kept private
What is confidentiality?
Each letter in the abbreviation stands for a word; such as MRI.
What is an acronym?
These cell organelles build proteins
What are ribosomes?
skin, hair, and nails are considered for protection
What is the integumentary system?
This grants a healthcare worker permission to operate within their scope of practice.
What is licensure?
a career and technical student organization for future healthcare workers
What is HOSA?
The ending, or suffix, of a word is changed when there is more than one; such as larynx to larynges
What is plural?
These digestive enzymes within, destroy used, dead, and foreign materia
What are lysosomes?
The heart and vessels are used as transportation
What is the cardiovascular system?
bacterium that have adapted and are no longer controlled
What is drug-resistant bacteria?
This career path combines Health Information Management and Health Information Technology
What is Health informatics?