1、Medical TerminologyZisen ZhangExample Microscope CT MRI HIV AIDS SARSCONCEPT Medical terminology is a special vocabulary used by health care professionals for effective and accurate communication.based mainly on Greek Latin 盎格鲁-撒克逊语Dyspepsia,EupepsiaAbdomen,In vitro,In vivo心心 cardia cor heart 肠肠 ent
2、eron intestine bowelFeatures Administer,foreign body,complain,labor Gene,clone,yin,yang,aspirin Brain death,HFMD,scar tissue-itis,arthritis,hepatitis,gastritis A.c.(ante cibum),B.i.d(bis in die),BP,ARDS,COPD,SARS,TCM Adams apple,venereal disease Pee or urine?Word elementsWord elements Word root Comb
3、ining form Suffix PrefixHow you combine these elements and whether all or some of them are present in a medical word determine the meaning of a word.Root Root is the fundamental unit of each medical word A word root is the main part or foundation of a word;all medical words have at least one word ro
4、ot.teacher,teaches,teaching teach speaker,speaks,speaking speakA word root may be used alone or combined with other elements to form another word with a different meaning.alcohol alcoholism(condition marked by impaired control over alcohol use)sperm spermicide(agent that kills sperm)thyroid thyroide
5、ctomy(excision of the thyroid gland)Root as a Complete WordRoot as a Part of a WordCombining Forms A combining form(CF)is created when a word root is combined with a vowel.This vowel is usually an o.The vowel has no meaning of its own,but enables two word elements to be linked.Chem -therapy dermat -
6、logy Encephal -graphy Neur -logy Therm -meter SuffixRooto+vowel+Combining FormsA combining vowel is used to link a root to another root to form a compound word.gastr/o/enter/itis leuk/o/cyt/o/penia electr/o/cardi/o/gramsuffix A suffix is a short word part or series of parts added at the end of a roo
7、t to modify its meaninggastritisgastr-itis-icgastricgastrology-ologyThree Rules of Word Building Rule 1:A word root links a suffix that begins with a vowel.Rule 2:A combining form(root+o)links a suffix that begins with a consonant.Rule 3:A combining form(root+o)links a root to another root to form a
8、 compound word.Rule 1:A word root links a suffix that begins with a vowel.leuk -emia Cephal -algia gastr -itis append -ectomy Word Root Suffix terms leukemiacephalalgiagastritis appendectomy Rule 2:A combining form(root+o)links a suffix that begins with a consonant.Gastr -scope men -rrhea angi -rrhe
9、xisUreter -lith Word Root Suffix terms gastr/o/scopemen/o/rrheaangi/o/rrhexisureter/o/lithRule 3:A combining form(root+o)links a root to another root to form a compound word.gastr/o/enter/itis leuk/o/cyt/o/penia electr/o/cardi/o/gramExercisescarcin _ -oma=carcinoma+aden-_ =adenocarcinomaCardi _-gram
10、=cardiogram+electrocardiogramElectr-_=Prefix A prefix is a word element located at the beginning of a word which added before a root to modify its meaning.Substituting one prefix for another prefix changes the meaning of the word.A prefix usually indicates a number,time,position,or negation.macro/cy
11、te -a large cellMicro/cyte -a small cellPost/natal behind/after birthpre/natal before birthperi/card/itis Inflammation of the pericardium hypo-pref.在下(的);hypodermic皮下的.2)低；次；亚;hypotensioo低血压.super-pref.上;a superstructure上层建筑.超;supersonic超声速的.过分;superfluous过多的.homo-与名词构成名词同，相同;homograph同形异义词.homology
12、相同关系.与形容词构成形容词同的；相同的;homocentric同中心的.homosexual同性恋爱的.Word elementsPrefix RootSuffix Prefix RootSuffix wordEndo-+card+-itisDefining Medical WordsWhen defining a medical word,first define the suffix.Second,define the beginning of the word;finally,define the middle of the word.Here is an example using
13、the term osteoarthritis.oste/o/arthr/itis (2)(3)(1)1.-itis means inflammation.2.oste/o means bone.3.arthr means joint.Therefore,oste/o/arthr/itis is an inflammation of the bone and joint.gastr/o/enter/itis1.-itis means inflammation.2.gastr/o means stomach.3.enter means intestine.inflammation of somach and intestine
