Welcome to
Medical Terminology
Mrs. Signorotti
Health Science Technology
Agenda
● Class Introduction:
● Class Syllabus, Expectations
● Class Procedures & Rules
● Our learning style
● What do you already know? Word parts
● Health Science Technology Education Program
● Hw: Syllabus Signatures
Welcome to Medical Terminology!
Procedures
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Sign-in (initial by name)
Take class handouts
Start warm-up quiz if we have one that day
Keep walkways clear – bags UNDER desks or in
back of room
• AFTER class instructions for the day, you will be
invited up to my desk to obtain missed class work
and turn in work due
Rules
• Don’t touch anything in classroom until
instructed to do so
• 15 min rule for restroom use & 1 at a time
• Cell phones: In backpack/school bag unless
directed otherwise
Health ScienceWhat other classes are in Health Science Technology?
● Principles of Health Science (starting 2015 - 1 credit)
● Learn about the healthcare field & get your health credit!
● Medical Terminology (0.5 credit)
● Learn about different diseases & treatments through medical terms!
● Health Science (starting 2015 1 credit)
● Hands on learning lab - skills used in healthcare
●Practicum in Health Science (starting 2015 - 2 credits)
● Travel OFF-CAMPUS with a healthcare internship
● Train to become a Pharmacy Technician from this online program.
You MUST be a SENIOR to take this class.
It’s time to plan for next year…
Practicum in Health Science Requirements
● You MUST have taken (and passed) Principles of
Health Science, Biology & Health Science
● You MUST be a Senior & at least 16 years of age by
August of that school year
● You MUST have a Driver’s License AND a personal
vehicle (NO CARPOOLING!)
Let’s get started with
Medical Term....
Thought for the Day & Warm-up
Thought for the Day…
Warm-up
List 5 ways you learn
best
Activities
● Activity 1: Complete “Learning Style Quiz”
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Total your A, B, and C answers.
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Visual Learners (mostly A’s)
Auditory Learners (mostly B’s)
Kinesthetic/Tactile Learners (mostly C’s)
Mark on whiteboard your preferred learning style.
●Activity 2: Complete “How much do I already know” handout
Auditory Learner
● You learn best by listening.
● Before reading/taking notes, skim through the outlines
and look at major headings.
● Immediately after class, review your notes aloud to
bring the material to long-term memory.
● Ask questions.
● Use mnemonic devices such as rhymes or poems to
help remember medical terms.
● Work in a quiet area to avoid distractions.
Tactile/Kinesthetic Learner
● You need to be involved in your learning by doing
things with your hands and sense of touch.
● Take notes and CREATE flashcards. The act of
physically writing will help you remember the material.
● Walk around/keep moving while using flashcards.
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Move while studying.
● Use colored highlighters to physically differentiate the
material.
● Keep your workspace clear from distractions.
How Much Do You Already Know?
● First, work as individuals to try to guess the
meanings of each word part. Use the “Hints” to help
you along.
● After 5 minutes, you may then work with your table
partners.
● We will review the answers together as a class.
Word Parts Are the Key!
● Four basic types of word parts are used to create
complex medical terms:
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Word roots
Combining forms
Prefixes
Suffixes
● Not all medical terms are made up of word parts. ☹
Word Roots
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Word roots usually, but
not always, indicate the
part of the body
involved.
● Root words are the
prime meaning of
medical terms.
● Prefixes and suffixes
must have a word root.
Word Roots
● Examples:
●cardi
=
●gastr =
●neur =
●Meanings:
heart
stomach
nerve
Combining Forms
● Created by adding a vowel (usually the letter “o”)
to the end of a word root.
● Used to connect
● Two root words
● A root word and a suffix
It makes it easier to pronounce.
A combining vowel is NOT used when the suffix
begins with a vowel.
Combining Forms
●Examples:
●cardi/o =
●gastr/o =
●neur/o =
heart
stomach
nerve
Prefixes
● Prefixes usually, but not always, indicate
● Description
● Position
● Number/Measurement
● Examples:
● tachycardia
● epigastric
● polyneuritis
Suffixes
● Suffixes usually, but not always, indicate
● Disease/change in the body
● Procedures/surgery/incisions
● Whether the term is an adjective or noun
● Examples:
● cardiomegaly
● gastrotomy
● neuron
Review & Looking Ahead…
• Discussed:
– Class Syllabus, Expectations & Procedures
– Health Science Technology Program & Classes
– Introduction to Medical Terminology
• Next class topic: Lesson 1 – Introduction to Medical
Terminology
• Reminder:
– Sign syllabus
Ch.1 Introduction to
Medical Terminology
Day 2
Thought for the Day & Warm-up
Thought for the Day…
Warm-up
Agenda: Ch.1, Lesson 2
● Objective: The student will be able to identify the 4
types of word parts used in medical terminology AND
define the Ch. 1 vocabulary list.
● Lesson: Word Parts
● Lesson: Introduction to Medical Terminology (day 1)
● Quiz 1 on Tuesday, Jan 21st (A Day)/Wednesday,
Jan 22nd (B Day)
● Bring your binder (with the labeled dividers) and your
signed syllabus for a BINDER CHECK. ☺
Word Parts Are the Key!
● Four basic types of word parts are used to create
complex medical terms:
–
–
–
–
Word roots
Combining forms
Prefixes
Suffixes
● Not all medical terms are made up of word parts. ☹
Word Roots
●
Word roots usually, but
not always, indicate the
part of the body
involved.
● Root words are the
prime meaning of
medical terms.
● Prefixes and suffixes
must have a word root.
Word Roots
● Examples:
●cardi
=
●gastr =
●neur =
●Meanings:
heart
stomach
nerve
Combining Forms
● Created by adding a vowel (usually
the letter “o”) to the end of a word
root.
● Used to connect
● Two root words
● A root word and a suffix
It makes it easier to pronounce.
A combining vowel is NOT used
when the suffix begins with a vowel.
Combining Forms
●Examples:
●cardi/o =
●gastr/o =
●neur/o =
heart
stomach
nerve
Prefixes
● Prefixes usually, but not always, indicate
● Description
● Position
● Number/Measurement
● Examples:
● tachycardia
● epigastric
● polyneuritis
Suffixes
● Suffixes usually, but not always, indicate
● Disease/change in the body
● Procedures/surgery/incisions
● Whether the term is an adjective or noun
● Examples:
● cardiomegaly
● gastrotomy
● neuron
Word Roots Related to the Body
● Angi/o
● Appendic/o
● Arteri/o
● Arthr/o
● Cardi/o
● Col/o
● Enter/o
● Gastr/o
● Hepat/o
● Myel/o
● My/o
● Neur/o
Word Roots Related to Color
● Cyan/o
● Erythr/o
● Leuk/o
● Melan/o
● Poli/o
● Blue
● Red
● White
● Black
● Gray
Misc. Word Roots
● Ather/o
● Myc/o
● Nat/o
● Py/o
● Pyr/o
● Fatty plaque
● Fungus
● Birth
● Pus
● Fire
Mnemonic Devices
● Gives you an easier way to remember difficult terms.
● For example: Melan/0 means “black”
● Melan/o sounds like melon. What color do rotten melons
turn? Black.
Mnemonic Device Activity
● You will be assigned a word part (Word Root) from
Chapter 1.
● Try to come up with a mnemonic device for your
word part. You can think of what sounds the same
OR you can think of pictures.
● When everyone is finished, be ready to present your
mnemonic device and then post on the word wall.
Suffixes
● Suffixes usually, but not always, indicate
● Disease/change in the body
● Procedures/surgery/incisions
● Whether the term is an adjective or noun
● Examples:
● cardiomegaly
● gastrotomy
● neuron
Common Suffixes
Suffixes related to Disease
-algia/-dynia = pain, suffering
-itis= inflammation
-malacia= abnormal softening
-megaly= enlargement
-necrosis= tissue death
-osis= abnormal condition
-pathy= disease
-sclerosis= abnormal hardening
-stenosis= abnormal narrowing
Suffixes related to Procedures
-centesis= surgical puncture to remove fluid
-ectomy= surgical removal
-graphy= process of producing a picture or record
-gram= picture or record
-ostomy= creation of an artificial opening to the body
surface
-otomy= surgical incision
-plasty= surgical repair
-scopy= visual examination
The Double “R” Suffixes
-rrhage or –rrhagia= sudden, abnormal or excessive
flow
-rrhaphy= surgical suturing to close a wound
-rrhea= flow or discharge of body fluids
-rrhexis= rupture
These suffixes are related to disease/change in the
body.
Mnemonic Device Activity
● You will be assigned a word part (Suffix) from Chapter
1.
● Try to come up with a mnemonic device for your word
part. You can think of what sounds the same OR you
can think of pictures.
● When everyone is finished, be ready to present your
mnemonic device and then post on the word wall.
Prefixes
● Prefixes usually, but not always, indicate
● Description
● Position
● Number/Measurement
● Examples:
● tachycardia
● epigastric
● polyneuritis
Contrasting Prefixes
Ab= away
Dys= bad, difficult, painful
Endo= within
Hyper= excessive or
increased
Inter= between or among
Pre= before
Sub= under, less, below
Ad= toward
Eu= good, normal, well, or
easy
Exo= out
Hypo= deficient or
decreased
Intra= within or inside
Post= after
Peri= around
Super, supra= above or
excessive
Mnemonic Device Activity
● You will be assigned a word part (Prefix) from Chapter
1.
● Try to come up with a mnemonic device for your word
part. You can think of what sounds the same OR you
can think of pictures.
● When everyone is finished, be ready to present your
mnemonic device and then post on the word wall.
Taking Terms Apart
● If you don’t know a word, start backwards!
● Start with the suffix and work toward the beginning
● Separate each word part to discover its meaning
● Example: otorhinolaryngology
● This word is found on the bottom of your word parts list
● Start backwards and try to break it up!
OTO/RHINO/LARYNG/OLOGY
Review & Looking Ahead…
● Discussed:
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4 types of word parts used in medical terminology
● Defined the Ch. 1 vocabulary list
● Next class topic: Analyze medical terms using word parts
Ch 1 vocabulary
Ch.1 Introduction to
Medical Terminology
Day 3
Warm up: Intro to Med Term
Warm-Up: Challenge Word Building handout (SKIP
#1.92.) handout (front side only)
● Remember, when a suffix starts with a vowel, you drop
the combining vowel “o.”’
Agenda: Ch. 1, Lesson 3
● Objectives:
The student will be able to define the Ch. 1 vocabulary
list AND analyze medical terms using word parts.
● Lesson: Analyze medical terms Ch 1
Challenge Word Building
1.86. cardiologist
1.87. rhinorrhea
1.88. arthritis
1.89. neonatologist
1.90. neurotomy
1.91. arthroscopy
1.92. arteritis
1.93. neuralgia
1.94. cardiotomy
1.95. rhinitis
Chapter 1 Learning Exercises
Answers
Matching Word Parts 1
1.1. dys1.2. hyper1.3. hepat/o
1.4. -algia
1.5. -ectomy
Matching Word Parts 2
1.6. -osis
1.7. -malacia
1.8. hypo1.9. -itis
1.10. -necrosis
Chapter 1 Learning Exercises
Answers Continued
Matching Word Parts 3
1.11. -rrhage
1.12. -ostomy
1.13. -otomy
1.14. -plasty
1.15. -rrhaphy
Matching Word Parts 4
1.16. -scopy
1.17. -rrhexis
1.18. -stenosis
1.19. sclerosis
1.20. -rrhea
Chapter 1 Learning Exercises
Answers Continued
Which is the Correct
Medical Term?
Neuroplasty
Hemorrhage
Arterionecrosis
Interstitial
Hepatomegaly
Term Selection
Ateriostenosis
Gastroenteritis
Arthralgia
Dematologist
Chapter 1 Learning Exercises
Answers Continued
● Labeling
● Myel/o
● My/o
● Mye/o
● Neur/o
● Arthr/o
*What is the plural form of these terms?
Vertebra
Appendix
Index
Diagnosis
Metastasis
Arthritis
Meningitis
Phalanx
Criterion
Ovum
Alveolus
Turn to page 13 in the textbook
to fill in your notes on Basic
Medical Terms to Describe
Disease Condition. Use only a
few words to define each term.
Terms to Describe Disease
Conditions
Look-alike/Sound-alike Terms
● Fissure- crack-like groove
● Fistula-abnormal passage
● Infection-invasion of the
body by a pathogen
● Inflammation-localized
response to injury/tissue
destruction
(swelling/edema)
● Laceration- torn/jagged
wound
● Lesion- change in
tissues due to disease
or injury
● Mucous- specialized
mucous membranes
that line body cavities
● Mucus- name of the
substance secreted by
the mucous membranes
● Palpation- examination
technique where the
examiners hands feel
certain body parts
● Palpitation- pounding or
racing of the heart
● Supination- act of
rotating the arm so the
hand is upward
● Suppuration- formation
or discharge of pus
● Trauma- wound or
injury
● Triage- medical
screening of patients to
determine priority of
need
● Viral- pertaining to a
virus
● Virile- having the
nature/qualities of an
adult male
Individual Activity
●Complete the worksheet
● Ch.1 Learning Exercises (day 3)
● Some of the word parts will be
unfamiliar to you, because you have not
been taught them. Use your knowledge
of what you do know to help you identify
the answer.
●We will go over the answers as a
Chapter 1 Answers
Matching Terms and
Definitions 2
1.31. palpation
1.32. prostate
1.33. lesion
1.34. palpitation
1.35. laceration
Which Word?
Gastritis
Suppuration
Trauma
Viral
appendectomy
Chapter 1 Answers
Spelling Counts
1.41. eponym
1.42. inflammation
1.43. suturing
1.44. neuroplasty
Matching Terms
Gastrosis
Syndrome
Myorrhexis
Gastralgia
Chapter 1 Answers
Definitions
Myelopathy
Hypertension
Natal
Symptom
Disease
Matching Terms and
Definitions 1
Leukocyte
Prognosis
Edema
Acute
Supination
Chapter 1 Answers
Clinical Conditions
Intramuscular
Abdominocentesis
Acronym
Phalanges
Triage
Diagnosis
Pathology
Remission
Pyrosis
Group Activity
● Scrabble Board Games!
● You will be assigned into groups but playing with
partners so you can combine your letters and work
together.
● Following the rules of Scrabble, use your Ch. 1
Vocabulary list (front and back)to play the game.
● Prefixes, Word Roots, Combining forms, Suffixes and
Medical Terms are all fair game.
● You have about 20 minutes.
Review & Looking Ahead…
● Discussed:
● Analyzed medical terms using word parts Ch 1
vocabulary
● Next class topic: Review and take Quiz 1
Ch.1 Introduction to
Medical Terminology
Day 4
Warm up: Intro to Med Term
Warm-up: Complete the Ch.1 Crossword Puzzle (on
the back of your previous Warm-Up)
Agenda: Ch. 1, Review/Quiz
● Objective: The student will be able to define the Ch.
1 vocabulary list AND analyze medical terms using
word parts.
● Review
● BYOD (StudyStack/StudyWare)
● Game (+ 3 Bonus Points for the Winner)
● Quiz 1
Quiz
1
Review
BINGO
Using this word bank, fill in your blank BINGO card.
You only get one free space!
myelopathy
inflammation
diagnosis
acronym
infection
fistula
supination
-rrhexis
gastrosis
sub-
arterionecrosis
myopathy
lesion
sign
remission
ot/o
chronic
-ectomy
palpation
prognosis
hypo-
acute
myotomy
-plasty
arteriomalacia
eponym
hyper-
gastralgia
-rrhaphy
suppuration
-ostomy
arteriosclerosis
gastritis
palpitation
-rrhea
symptom
angiography
neuritis
cyanosis
hepatomegaly
gastroenteritis
abdominocentesis
colostomy
atherosclerosis
Review & Looking Ahead…
● Completed Quiz 1
● Next class topic: Medical Terminology of
tissues and glands (Ch. 2)