Medical Terminology

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Medical Terminology
Unit A
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Material

• Using medical abbreviations and terminologly.
• Identify medical terms and abbreviations.
• Define suffixes and prefixes.
• Combine parts to make medical words.

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History of Medicine

• Hippocrates was Greek and was called the father
  of medicine.
• Most medical terms are derived from Greek or Latin

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Root Words

• Root words are the beginning or start of a word.
• Like a plant a word has to start small and get
  bigger, also like a plant it starts at the roots.

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Prefixes

• A prefix is added to the root word to add meaning
  and effect.
• A prefix often indicates location, time, or
  numbers.

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Suffixes

• A suffix is added to the word after the root word
  to change its meaning.
• Often indicates the procedure, condition,
  disorder, or disease.

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Beginners Medical Terminology

• Liver
• Gingiva
• Head
• Osteo
• Organ
• Kidney
• Toungue
• Bronchial
• Bucca
• Skin
• Neck
• Blepharo
• Blood Vessel
• Lung

1. Hepata
2. Gums
3. Cephal
4. Bone
5. Viscera
6. Nephro
7. Lingua
8. Bronchi
9. Cheek
10. Derma
11. Cervic
12. Eyelid
13. Angio
14. Pneumo

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More Beginners Terms

• Rhino
• Muscle
• Red
• Blue
• White
• Cell
• Hydro
• Blood
• Hyper
• Brady
• Tachy

1. Nose
2. Myo
3. Erythro
4. Cyan
5. Leuko
6. Cyte
7. Water
8. Hema
9. High
10. Slow
11. Fast

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Medical Terminology (cont.)

• In this section you will learn the way to say the
  terms like you belong in the medical profession.
• The slides before and after this slide have terms
  that are commonly said in the medical field.

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Ways to Help You Remember

• The simplest of thing will help you to remember
  like if you remember the Brady bunch was a bit
  slow, then you will remember that Brady is slow.
• Or a tachometer tells how fast you engine is
  working, so tachy is fast.
• So try and find your own ways to remember.

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Abbreviations

• lt greater than
• gt less than
• DNR do not resuscitate
• prn whenever necessary
• mg milligram
• ml milliliter
• L liter
• Rx prescription
• tsp teaspoon
• VS vital signs
• EKG electrocardiogram
• EEG electroencephalograph
• cath. catheter
• B/P blood pressure
• hs hours of sleep

• spec. specimen
• CPR cardio pulmonary resuscitation
• pc post consumption
• q every
• q2h every 2 hours
• QOD every other day
• ss half
• pm afternoon
• BR bed rest
• ax auxialry
• c/o complains of
• ht height
• liq liquid
• oob out of bed
• npo nothing per oral

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Abbreviations (cont.)

• bid 2 times a day
• IV intervenest
• hyper over/excessive
• po post oral
• qhs before bed
• Pt patient
• IO intake and output
• post after
• c width
• postop after operation
• O2 oxygen
• stat immediately
• wt weight
• cc cubic centimeters
• BRP bathroom

• noct nocturnal
• am morning
• fx fracture
• lab laboratory
• ROM range of motion
• w/c wheel chair
• qid 4 times a day
• amt. amount
• dc discontinued
• CA cancer
• OPD out patient department
• BM bowel movement
• CBC complete blood count
• s without
• dx diagnosis
• amb ambulate
• H2O water

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