Importance Gives you a better understanding of the

equipment Allows you to discuss equipment problems with

the user Helps you locate "unknown" equipment during

routine preventive maintenance inspections

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Structure of Medical Terminology Language is standardized

Most often based on Greek or Latin terminology - always means the same thing

Assures a universal understanding of words Constructs words systematically

Root Word - usually the organ or system being discussed - the anatomical partExample: Cardi - Heart

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Prefixes - used in conjunction with the root word to add specific meaningExample: Peri - Around

Suffixes - also used to lend even more meaning to the root word - usually a conditionExample: Itis - Inflammation

Compound Words - Two or more roots words joined togetherExample: Histo (tissue) and Ology (the study of) -

Histology - the study of tissue, or Angio (vessel) and Gram (a recording) - Angiogram - the recording of a vessel

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Word endings - vary depending on how the word is used - allow one basic word to be used many ways UM or IUM makes the word a noun; Example: Gastrium

(stomach) AL would make the word an adjective; Example: Cardial

(heart) AC or IC simply means the word pertains to an item;

Example: Hepatic (pertaining to the liver)

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• Terms Words dealing with anatomy • MY - Muscle; Example: Myocardium - heart muscle • NEPHER - Kidney; Example: Nephitis - inflammation

of the kidney • NEUR - Nerve; Example: Neurology - the study of

nerves • OPTHALM - Eye; Example: Opthalmalgia - a pain

(ALGIA) in the eye • DERMAT - Skin; Example: Dermatitis - inflammation

of the skin

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CYT - Cell Erythrocyte - a red (ERYTHRO) blood cell Leukocyte - a white (LEUKO) blood cell Macrocytes and Microcytes would be large (MACRO) and

small (MICRO) cells respectively CEPHAL - Head

Encephaloma is a tumor (OMA) inside (EN) the head Hydroencephalic means excess water (HYDRO) in the

head

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ARTHR – JointExample: Arthroplasty is the repair (PLAST) of a joint

THORAX – ChestExample: Pneumothorax - air (PNEUMO) trapped in the

chest CYST - Bladder or any sac filled with fluid

Example: Cystoplasty - the repair of the bladder Words dealing with a condition

CARCIN - Cancer; Example: Carcinoma - a cancerous tumor

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MEGAL - Large; Example: Megaloblast - a large stem cell (BLAST)

EMIA - Blood; Example: Leukemia - a condition dealing with white blood cells

PSYCH - Mind; Example: Psychology - the study of the mind

CYAN - Blue; Example: Cyanosis - a condition of blueness

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Common prefixes • HYPER - Above; Example: Hyperactive • HYPO - Below; Example: Hypodermic - below the skin • SUPRA - Above; Example: Supracostal - above the

ribs (COSTAL) • INFRA - Below / Beneath; Example: Infracostal -

below the ribs • BRADY - Slow; Example: Bradycardia - slow heartbeat • TACHY - Fast; Example: Tachycardia - fast heartbeat • A or AN - Without; Example: Apnea - without breath

(PNEA)

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Common suffixes OSIS - a condition PENIA - a decrease in

Example: Thrombopenia - a decrease in platelets (THROMBO)

ECTOMY - Excision, from the root word TOME (to cut)Example: Nepherectomy

OTOMY - Incision, from the root word tomeExample: Nepherotomy

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