NURS 1103 or HLSC 2613NURS 1103 or HLSC 2613

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WelcomeWelcomeCourse FacultyCourse Faculty

Larry HurstLarry Hurst

Main Objective:Main Objective:Learn Medical Learn Medical TerminologyTerminology

New students to Medical New students to Medical Terminology often Terminology often bewildered by strange bewildered by strange spelling and pronunciation.spelling and pronunciation.

Approximately 75% of Approximately 75% of Medical Terms are based Medical Terms are based on either Greek or Latinon either Greek or Latin

Medical TerminologyMedical Terminology

MispronunciationsMispronunciations ArteryArtery - The study of fine paintings. - The study of fine paintings. BariumBarium - What you do when CPR fails. - What you do when CPR fails. BenignBenign - What you are after you be eight. - What you are after you be eight. ComaComa - A punctuation mark. - A punctuation mark. MorbidMorbid - A higher offer. - A higher offer. UrineUrine - opposite of you’re out. - opposite of you’re out. TabletTablet - A small table. - A small table.

Course DescriptionCourse Description A A studystudy of of physiological systemsphysiological systems approach approach

to provide principles of medical to provide principles of medical word word buildingbuilding. Provides medical vocabulary . Provides medical vocabulary including including anatomy, physiology, systems, anatomy, physiology, systems, diagnostic testing and pharmacologydiagnostic testing and pharmacology. . This course is appropriate for health care This course is appropriate for health care administration, health science students administration, health science students such as nursing, dental hygiene, such as nursing, dental hygiene, paramedics, and physical therapy paramedics, and physical therapy assisting; as well as court reporting and assisting; as well as court reporting and medical transcriptionist students. medical transcriptionist students.

Course ObjectivesCourse Objectives Apply basic principles of medical word Apply basic principles of medical word

building.building. Correctly pronounce medical terms.Correctly pronounce medical terms. Define common medical terms.Define common medical terms. Relate common medical terms to Relate common medical terms to human human

anatomy and physiology; common disease anatomy and physiology; common disease states, pharmacological categories and states, pharmacological categories and diagnostic testsdiagnostic tests..

Identify the medical terminology in medical Identify the medical terminology in medical record reports.record reports.

16 Lessons16 Lessons

1.1. Basic Elements of a Medical WordBasic Elements of a Medical Word 2.2. Suffixes: Surgical, Diagnostic, etcSuffixes: Surgical, Diagnostic, etc 3.3. Suffixes: Adjective, Noun, Suffixes: Adjective, Noun,

DiminutiveDiminutive 4.4. PrefixesPrefixes 5.5. Body StructureBody Structure 6.6. Integumentary SystemIntegumentary System 7.7. Gastrointestinal SystemGastrointestinal System

Lessons, continuedLessons, continued

8.8. Respiratory SystemRespiratory System 9.9. Cardiovascular SystemCardiovascular System 10.10. Blood, Lymph, and Immune Blood, Lymph, and Immune

SystemsSystems 11.11. Musculoskeletal SystemMusculoskeletal System 12.12. Genitourinary SystemGenitourinary System 13.13. Female Reproductive SystemFemale Reproductive System 14.14. Endocrine SystemEndocrine System

Lessons, continuedLessons, continued

15.15. Nervous System Nervous System 16.16. Special Senses Special Senses

A Busy Course!A Busy Course!

Are you feeling Are you feeling like a lot of like a lot of information is information is about to come about to come your way?your way?

The answer is The answer is

YES.YES.

Now, lets beginNow, lets begin

Chapter 1Chapter 1

Basic Elements of Medical Basic Elements of Medical WordWord

Medical Dictionary UseMedical Dictionary Use

Look Up Unfamiliar Terms

Word Roots (WR)Word Roots (WR)

Usually derived form Greek or Latin Usually derived form Greek or Latin Frequently indicates a body partFrequently indicates a body part Most medical terms have one or Most medical terms have one or

more word rootsmore word roots

Examples of Word RoodsExamples of Word RoodsGreek Word Word Root

Kardia (heart) Cardi

Gaster (stomach) Gastr

Hepar (liver) Hepat

Nephros (kidney) Nephr

Osteon (bone) oste

Combining Form (CF) is a Word Combining Form (CF) is a Word Root (WR) plus a vowel, usually Root (WR) plus a vowel, usually an “o”an “o”

Usually indicates a body partUsually indicates a body part

Combining Forms (CF)Combining Forms (CF)

Combining Forms Combining Forms ExamplesExamples

Cardi/ + o = cardi/oCardi/ + o = cardi/o heartheart gastr/ + o = gastr/ogastr/ + o = gastr/o stomachstomach hepat/ + o = hepat/ohepat/ + o = hepat/o liverliver nephr/ + o = nephr/onephr/ + o = nephr/o kidneykidney oste/ + o = oste/ooste/ + o = oste/o bonebone

SuffixesSuffixes

Word EndingWord Ending Suffix usually indicates a Suffix usually indicates a

procedure, condition, disease, or procedure, condition, disease, or part of speechpart of speech

Usually derived from Greek or Usually derived from Greek or LatinLatin

Examples of SuffixExamples of Suffix Arthr/oArthr/o -centesis-centesis Arthrocentesis Arthrocentesis

jointjoint puncture puncture of a joint puncture puncture of a joint

throac/o -tomy Thoracotomythroac/o -tomy Thoracotomychest incision incision of the chest incision incision of the chestchest

gastr/o -megaly Gastromegalygastr/o -megaly Gastromegalystomach enlargement enlargement of stomach enlargement enlargement of thethe stomach stomach

PrefixesPrefixes

Word element located at the Word element located at the beginning of a wordbeginning of a word

Changes the meaning of the wordChanges the meaning of the word Usually indicates a number, time, Usually indicates a number, time,

position, direction, color, or sense position, direction, color, or sense of negationof negation

Examples of PrefixExamples of Prefix A- mast -ia A- mast -ia

without breast conditionwithout breast condition

hyper- therm -ia hyper- therm -ia

excessive heat conditionexcessive heat condition

intra- muscul -ar intra- muscul -ar in muscle relating toin muscle relating to

Basic Rule One Basic Rule One

A WR (word root) is used before a A WR (word root) is used before a suffix that begins with a vowel.suffix that begins with a vowel.Scler/ + osis = sclerosisScler/ + osis = sclerosis

Basic Rule TwoBasic Rule Two

A combining vowel is used to link a A combining vowel is used to link a WR to a suffix that begins with a WR to a suffix that begins with a consonant and to link a WR to consonant and to link a WR to another WR to form a compound another WR to form a compound wordwordcolon/o + scope = colonscopecolon/o + scope = colonscopeosteo/ o/ chondr/ itis = osteo/ o/ chondr/ itis = osteochondritisosteochondritis

Defining Medical WordsDefining Medical Words

First, define the suffix or endingFirst, define the suffix or ending Second, define the prefix, or Second, define the prefix, or

beginningbeginning Third, define the middleThird, define the middle

Pronunciation GuidelinesPronunciation Guidelines

Ae and oeAe and oe c and gc and g e and ese and es chch II pnpn psps

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