HEALTCARE TERMINOLOGY & ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
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the technical language of the healthcare professions. is created to standardize language for medical and allied health
professionals.
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Medical terminology
2
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medical terms are based on classic
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Greek, English, French, German, Spanish,
and Anglo-Saxon terms
3
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Parts of a medical word are called prefixes, roots and suffixes
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Medical Word Parts
4
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the foundation of most terms; they are often in the
middle of words
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Roots (also called stem, core element
5
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may indicate the organ or body part that is modified by the prefixes
and suffixes
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Root words
6
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vowel may be inserted to make pronunciation easier.
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a, i, or o
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come at the end of words and often indicate a diagnosis, procedure, condition or
symptom
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Suffixes
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