PPT-Medical Terminology A Word-Building Approach

Chapter 1 Fundamental Word Structure Jane Rice RN CMAC Classroom Response System Process of being stuck together is known as abate abscess adhesion afferent Process of being stuck together is known as. Health Occupations. T. King. Introduction to Word Parts . Objectives:. Identify and define the four word parts.. Identify and define a combining form.. Analyze and define medical terms.. Build medical terms for given definitions.. Health Occupations. T. King. Introduction to Word Parts . Objectives:. Identify and define the four word parts.. Identify and define a combining form.. Analyze and define medical terms.. Build medical terms for given definitions.. Chapter 1. Word Parts Are the Key. Understanding word parts and how they work together to form medical terms will reinforce your word-building skills. Most word . parts in medical terminology are of Latin origin. 2. Objectives. Objectives. Explain how medical terms are developed.. Describe the process of pluralizing terms.. Describe how to interpret pronunciation marks.. List basic legal and ethical issues for health-related professionals.. 1. Learning Outcomes. Describe the fundamental elements that are used to build medical words.. List three guidelines for building and spelling medical words.. Explain the use of abbreviations when writing and documenting data.. Most come from Greek or Latin. As medicine advanced, more modern terms have come from German, French and English. Generally medical terms for determining illness or describing surgery have Greek origins.. Introduction to Word Parts . Objectives:. Identify and define the four word parts.. Identify and define a combining form.. Analyze and define medical terms.. Build medical terms for given definitions.. Unit 1. Objectives. :. Identify and define the four word parts.. Differentiate an acronym, eponym and an abbreviation. Analyze and define medical terms.. Build medical terms for given definitions.. Dr. Smith enters the nurse’s station and tells you that Mrs. Jones needs to have an exploratory laparotomy, but suspects he will end up doing a bilateral . J. awad. . Assistant . Professor PHD . FICMS/CM . Medical terminology. Medical terminology: . Is . language.  used to precisely describe the . human body.  including its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon in . It is to be used in the field of . Malak. . Qattan. Course Policies. Attendance is MANDATORY.. You . must bring your . notebook and take lecture notes.. Studying by medical . dictionary . will make this subject easier.. You are responsible for all notes given in class. These notes are in addition to anything in the textbook.. MUSCULOSKELETAL . SYSTEM.  . SPECIAL ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS . SECTION.  . To take full advantage of the learning opportunities presented in this resource, Internet access is recommended. Also, view the presentation in “Slide Show” mode. Click on the “Slide Show” tab in your Microsoft PowerPoint tool bar, then click on the “From the Beginning” tab. As an alternative, you may press the F5 key as a shortcut to begin the presentation. . The main ideas:. Define Medical Terminology. .. 2. Word . Parts. .. 3. Combining . Forms. .. 4. Suffixes. Define Medical Terminology?. Medical terminology is a special vocabulary used by . health care professionals. Introduction. Medical terminology is the language of health care.. Medical terminology is much more concise than normal English for describing things of a medical nature.. By understanding terms, components, even complex words, can be broken down.. Lec:1. Assistant Instructor:. MSc. Kareem J. . Dhaidan. 2. Objectives. Define the four word parts used to build medical terms.. Define common medical combining forms.. Define common medical prefixes..