introduction to medical terminology ch1

Question 1

what is the The Purpose of Medical Language and Medical language allows health care professionals to ______________

Answer 1

be clear
communicate quickly
provide comfort to patients

kam-fir-it

com-fort

Question 2

Medical language comes mostly from two ancient languages :

a-in-shit/lan-ig-wij

an-ci-ent/lan-gua-ge

Answer 2

Greek
Latin

La-din

La-tin

Question 3

Other word sources :

Answer 3

1-eponyms : Loop of Henle
Alzheimer disease

2-acronyms like : MRI

A-pan-imz /ha-nil/aak-rin-imz

e-pon-y-ms /henle/acron-y-ms

Question 4

Modern Languages :

Answer 4

German
French
English

Question 5

The Principles of Medical Language

Answer 5

1-Do more than memorize the words
2-Be able to break down and understand words

Question 6

First step in learning any language is ______________________

Answer 6

learning correct pronunciation

Question 7

Parts Used to Build Medical Language :

Answer 7

WORD ROOT (WR)

COMBINING FORM (CF) (NOT in Jones)

SUFFIX (S)

PREFIX (P)

Question 8

definition of WR , S,CV,P

Answer 8

Main part/stem of the word
Often found in middle of word
Cannot stand alone

Suffix (S) added to complete the term

Combining vowel (CV) may be needed to connect WR to S

Prefix (P) may be added to enhance its meaning

Question 9

OFTEN MADE UP OF _________OR _______ NAMES FOR BODY PARTS

Answer 9

Greek , Latin

Question 10

CF

Answer 10

WR with a combining vowel o” sometimes “i” or “e

Question 11

COMMON SUFFIXES :

Answer 11

Adjective : often mean pertaining to
Noun : turn the root into a noun
Diminutive : transform a term’s meaning to a smaller version
لصفة: غالبًا ما تعني ما يتعلق بـ
اسم : تحويل الجذر إلى اسم
التصغير: تحويل معنى المصطلح إلى نسخة مصغرة منه

aa-jik-tive/nawn/dim-n-yit-ive

dim-in-u-tive

Question 12

The combining form :

Answer 12

the root + the combining vowel

Question 13

_________is the most common combining vowel

Answer 13

O

Question 14

Combining vowels are used to :

Answer 14

-Join a root to any suffix beginning
with a consonant
-Join two roots together
-Join two roots together even when
the second root begins with a vowel

Question 15

use a combining vowel when the suffix begins with a vowelTure or false ?

Answer 15

false
example : hepatitis

Question 16

RULES FOR USING A COMBINING VOWEL (CV) :

Answer 16

CV is used when the (S) begins with a consonant
Cardi/o/logy

-CV is not used when (S) begins with a vowel
Arthr/algia

-CV is always used to connect 2 or more WRs
Cardi/o/my/o/pathy

Question 17

When reading the word:

Answer 17

Suffix first
Then prefix (if there is one)
Then root or roots