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Identify the roles of the four types of word parts used in forming medical terms. Use your knowledge of word parts to analyze unfamiliar medical terms. Describe the steps in locating a term in a medical dictionary. Define the commonly used word roots, combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes introduced in this chapter.
With a combining form, the root word and a combining vowel such as i, e, o, or a may be combined with another root word, a prefi x, or a suffi x to describe a particular structure or condition. A frequently used term in EMS is CPR, which stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Most medical terms contain at least one root, and they may also contain one or more prefixes or suffixes. This handout will describe how word parts create meaning to provide a strategy for decoding medical terminology and unfamiliar words in the English language.
Chapter 1: Scrubbing In to Master Medical Terminology..... 7 Chapter 2: Medical Terminology: The How and Why ..... 13 Chapter 3: Introducing the Big Three: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes ..... 19
interpret. In this short workbook you will find basic medical terminology, anatomy vocabulary, common medical procedures and basic cancer terminology. Components of Medical Words What is Medical Terminology? The words, or terms that make up the language of medicine are referred to as the terminology of the medical field, or Medical Terminology ...
Define medical terminology. Describe the origin of medical language. Analyze the component parts of a medical term to determine its meaning. Explain the common rules for proper medical term formation, pronunciation, and spelling.
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present precise and well-composed depictions of medical terms in action. Full color in the figures enables you to see a true representation of the body system, pathological condition, and operative procedure. The most effective method of learning medical terminology is to understand the terms in their appropriate relationship to the human body.
