Medical Terminology

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Medical Terminology
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• Medical Terminology is based on building blocks
  of word parts

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• Medical Terminology is based on building blocks
  of word parts
• Prefix

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• Medical Terminology is based on building blocks
  of word parts
• Prefix
• Suffix

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• Medical Terminology is based on building blocks
  of word parts
• Prefix
• Suffix
• Root word

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Prefix

• Usually indicate location, time, number or status

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Prefix

• Usually indicate location, time, number or status
• Example Prebefore

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Suffix
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Suffix

• Usually indicates procedure, condition, disorder,
  or disease

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Suffix

• Usually indicates procedure, condition, disorder,
  or disease
• Example itis inflamation

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Root word

• Usually indicates body part

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Root word

• Usually indicates body part
• Example Cardi heart

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Put them all together

• Pericarditis

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Put them all together

• Pericarditis
• Peri-surround

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Put them all together

• Pericarditis
• Peri-surround
• Card-heart

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Put them all together

• Pericarditis
• Peri-surround
• Card-heart
• itis-inflammation

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Put them all together

• Pericarditis
• Peri-surround
• Card-heart
• itis-inflammation
• Inflammation surrounding the heart

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• Suffixes and prefixes will never change

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• Suffixes and prefixes will never change
• What changes is the root word

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• Suffixes and prefixes will never change
• What changes is the root word
• Example- periostitis

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• Suffixes and prefixes will never change
• What changes is the root word
• Example- periostitis-Inflammation surrounding the
  bone