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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.
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.
Medical terms are built from word parts. Those word parts are prefix, word root, sufix, and combining form vowel. When a word root is combined with a combining form vowel, the word part is referred to as a combining form.
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
basement membrane histological term for extracellular layer at base of epithelium, seen in the light microscope after use of certain dyes; includes basal lamina; constitutes the interface between epithelium and connective tissue.
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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.
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also contains updated, comprehensive lists of medical abbreviations and their meanings, including a “do not use” abbreviations list mandated by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
