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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.
- Technical terminology. This is what most people think of when they define medical jargon. These words were likely learned in medical school including disease names, symptoms, anatomy, procedures, treatments and laboratory tests.
- Alphabet soup. Acronyms and abbreviations are a sub-category of technical terminology. While qualifying an abbreviation with the full term may seem helpful, it often generates further confusion.
- Medical vernacular. These words may be familiar to people, but are not universally known or understood. Words like febrile for having a fever, or sepsis for life-threatening infection, may be something many people have heard frequently in medical TV shows, but that doesn’t guarantee people will understand its importance or significance.
- Medicalized English. These words or phrases may be known, but have a different meaning in the context of medicine with many things meaning the opposite in medicine as they do in regular use.
I made a dictionary that defines and links most of the 600+ "high yield" medical Latin and Greek roots (the prefixes, the combining forms, suffixes, and suffix forms). Each root is a note, so if you're able to break down a medical term and search those roots, you will be able to figure out what a term means.
In this video, you will learn how to break down common medical terminology with simple, straightforward explanations. This book includes colorful illustrations, practical exercises, pronunciation guides, and content reviews.
Mar 18, 2022 · Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professions is an Open Educational Resource (OER) that focuses on breaking down, pronouncing, and learning the meaning of medical terms within the context of anatomy and physiology. This resource is targeted for Healthcare Administration, Health Sciences, and Pre-Professional students.
Medical terminology is used in international language, and it is also necessary for communicating with other medical personnel. The wider your vocabulary base, the more competent you seem to the rest of the medical community and the better the patient care you will be able to provide.
Medical Terminology Information Sheet: Medical Chart Organization: • Demographics and insurance • Flow sheets • Physician Orders • Visit notes • Laboratory results • Radiology results • Consultant notes • Other communications Types of Patient Encounter Notes: • •History and Physical o PE Physical Exam
