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Vocabulary Learning vocabulary requires review, review and more review The more ways you review the more likely you are to remember the vocabulary Write the words, say the words, read the words and then do it again in a different way Flash cards Matching words to definitions Crossword puzzles Hangman Medical case studies Connect word to body systems, use pictures, use colors example words related to cardiovascular system in red Medical Terminology Medical terms can be broken into three distinct parts • WORD ROOTS the central part of the word • PREFIX beginning of word distinguishes a component of the word • SUFFIX found at the end of the word and signifies specific features such as the circumstances of a illness, or an action that will be used • Joining vowel most often “o” can be “e” or “i” Note: Reading medical word starts with suffix (right to left) • Example: Cardi/o/logy Prefix A, an without Dys Painful, difficult Ab Away from Ecto Outside Ad Toward en, Endo Inside, within Ante Before Epi Upper, above Anti Against Ex Out from Bi Both, two Hemi Half Brady Slow Hyper above, high circum Around Hypo Below, Con With Inter Between Contra Against Intra Inside within Diplo Double macro Large dors back mal bad Prefix Micro Small Retro Backward Mono One, single Semi Half Neo New Sub Below Ortho Straight Super Above Pan All Supra Above Para Beside Tachy Rapid Peri Around Trans across Poly Many Post After, behind Pre Before, in front Pro Forward Pseudo false Word Roots Aden Gland Carcin Cancer Angio Vessel (blood) Cardio Heart Ankyl Crooked, looped caud Tail Cephal Head Arterio Artery Cerebro Brain Arthro Joint Cervic Neck Aud, aur Ear, hearing Cheil Lip Blepharo Eyelid Chol Bile Brachi Arm Cholecyst Gallbaldder Bronchi Bronchial Chondro Cartilage bucca cheek coccus round Word Root Col Colon Derma Skin Colp Vagina Dextr Right Costo Ribs Duoden Duodenum Cranio Head Edema Swelling Cut Skin Electr Electric Cyan Blue Emesis Vomit Cysto Bladder Enter Intestine Cyt, cyte Cell Erythro Red Dacry Tear duct Esophag Esophagus Dactyl Fingers, toes Esthesi Felling dent tooth faci face Word Root Fascia Gastro Gingiva Band, fibrous Stomach Gum Lacrim lacto Lapar Tear Milk Abdomen Gloss Gyne Hemo Tongue Woman Blood Laryng Leuko Lingua Larynx White Tongue Hepat Hydro Hystero Liver Water Uterus, womb Lip Lith Lymph Fat Stone Fluid Iri Kerat labia Iris (eye) Cornea, scaly lip Mamm, mast Melan mening Breast Black membrane Word Root Meno Myelo Myo Menstruate Bone marrow Muscle Osteo Oto Ovario Bone Ear, hearing Ovary Nares Necr Nephro Nose Death Kidney Ovi Part Ped, pod Egg Birth, labor Foot Neuro Ocul Odont Nerve Eye Tooth Ped Phagia Pharyng Child Swallow Pharynx Oophoro Ophthal orchis Ovary Eye testes Phasia Phleb pleur Speak Vein lung Word Root Pleur pnea Outer covering of lungs Semin Seed soma body Respiration, breathing Splen Spleen Spondyl Spine squam Scaly Stoma Mouth Stric Narrowing Therm Heat Thorac Thorax Thrombo Clot Trachi Trachea Vas Vessel Vesic Bladder viscera organ Pneumo lung Procto Rectum Psycho Mind, soul Pulm Lung Pyelo Pelvis of kidney Pyo Pus Ren Kidney Rhin Nose Salpingo Tube Suffix A, ac Pertaining to Al Like, similar Algia Pain Cele Hernia Cente Puncture Crine Secrete Desis Surgical fixation Ectomy Surgical removal Emia Blood Genesis, genic Source, origin Gram, graph Pictures, report ia A disease Ic, is,ical Itis Pertaining to Inflammation or infection Orrhagia Lysis Malacia hemorrhage destruction softening Megaly Oid Ology oma enlarged Like, similar Study of tumor osis Condition of Suffix Ostomy Surgical opening Spasm Stasis Contraction Stoppage otomy Pathy Penia Pexy Incision into Disease Deficiency Fixation Um Uria scope Pertaining to Urine Picture, inspection Phobia Plasty Plegia Fear Surgical repair Paralysis Sclerosis Sarcoma Hardening Tumor Ptosis Drooping Common Medical Abbreviations ADL Ad lib Amb Amt Approx. Bid Activities Of Daily Living As desired Ambulatory Amount approximate Twice a day bm B/P BR BRP c CA CBC Bowel movement Blood pressure Bed rest Bathroom privileges With Cancer COMPLETE BLOOD WORK Common Medical Abbreviations CCU Coronary care unit C/O Complains of CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CVA Cerebral vascular accident Med Medicine NPO Nothing by mouth OOB Out of bed OR Operating room po By mouth Preop Preoperative PRN As necessary QD Every day QID Four times/day TID Three times/day Interpret these words • • • • • • • • • Apnea Dyspnea Bradypnea Tachypnea Orthopnea Arrhythmia Encephalitis Ophthalmology Otoscope • • • • • • • • • Hypertension Hyperthyroidism Hyperthermia Hypotension Hypothyroidism Hypothermia Dermatology Hepatomegaly Tachycardia Pre-Test Define the following words • • • • • • • • Apnea Arrhythmia Hypertension Hyperthermia Hyperthyroidism Dermatology Ophthalmology Orthopnea • • • • • • • • Dyspnea Polyarthritis Hepatomeglia Hemorrhage Encephalitis Emesis Dysmenorrheal Psychology
