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CH 5 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (SYMBOLS/ACRONYMS USED IN MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY,…
CH 5 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
HELPS MEDICAL PERSONNEL UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE PT AND PTS BODY WITHOUT THE PATIENT BEING ALARMED AND KNOWING WHAT IS EXACTLY GOING ON.
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PREFIX: BEFORE THE ROOT WORD: LOCATION OR INTENSITY.
"TACHY"= FAST/ RAPID
TACHYCARDIA= FAST HEART RATE
SUFFIX: AFTER THE ROOT WORD: INDICATES A PROCEDURE, DISEASE, CONDITION, OR PART OF SPEECH.
"LOGY"= STUDY OF
CARDIOLOGY = STUDY OF THE HEART
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