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UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (ROOT WORD (OTHER BODY PARTS,…
UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
ROOT WORD
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM IN ABDOMEN (ABDOMIN)
OTHER BODY PARTS
SKELETAR/MUSCULAR SYSTEM
:
HEAD
CIRULATORY SYSTEMS
PREFIX
SIZE
MICRO-
MACRO-
TEST & PROCEDURE
ECHO-
ELECTRO-
SPEED
AMOUNT
t
LOCATION
WHY USE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY?
It is the language used to precisely describe human body including its components, processes, conditions affecting it of procedures perform upon it
HOW TO UNDERSTAND?
By breaking up long words
SUFFIX
-eal
-ic
-ary
-ar
-al
HYPER-
HYPO-
BRADY-
TACHY-
MYO
BRACHIO
SCAPUL
CARPO
COSTO
OSTEO
PED
DORSA
HEPATO
ESOPHA
CHOLECYST
COLON
GASTRO
ILEO
LINGU
DENTO
ENCEPH
CEPH
OCULO
OTO
RHINO
CRANI
TYMPAN
AORTA
CARDIO
ARTERIO
VENO/PHLEBO
ANGIO
HEMO/SANGU
MAMMO
PNEUMO
NEPH
THROMBO
-ITIS
NEUR
-MEGALY
DERM
THORACO
-OMA
-SCLEROSIS
-SCOPY
-URIA
-TOMY
-RRHEA
DIAGNOSTIC
-STOMY
-PLASTY
ADJECTIVES
-LYSIS
OTHERS
-ECTOMY
-GRAPHY
-GRAM
PS1702 GROUP 4
