Medical Terminology
Mrs. Signorotti
Day 1
No Warm-Up: Get a textbook and define your
word parts list. (use the glossary at the back of
the book & Chapter 2)
 Objective:
The student will be able recognize,
define, spell, and pronounce terms related to
the structure, function and pathology of tissues
and glands.
 Lesson:
(day 1)
The Human Body in Health & Disease
 When
you are finished defining your word parts list,
choose a word part to create a mnemonic.

It may be a prefix, combining form (word root + o), or
suffix.
 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.
Anatomic Position
 Label
your Diagram
 Use these terms:
Anterior
 Caudal
 Cephalic
 Dorsal
 Posterior
 Ventral

These can be used to
describe location of pain or
skin/tissue trauma.
Remember: It is the
patient’s left or right that
is the point of reference.
Why is each region given
that specific name?
 Aplasia
“without formation”
 defective development or
absence of an organ/tissue

 Hypoplasia
“deficient formation”
 incomplete development due
to a deficiency in the # of
cells of an organ/tissue

 Anaplasia
“abnormal formation”
 abnormal structure and
orientation of cells
(invasive; tumor
formation)

 Dysplasia
“bad formation”
 abnormal development
or growth of cells
(surface)

 Hyperplasia
“excessive formation”
 enlargement of an
organ/tissue because
of excessive # of cells

 Hypertrophy
“excessive development”
 general increase in bulk
of a body part or organ
due to an increase in size

 Specialized
cells
that secrete
substances used in
the body:
–
–
Exocrine Glands
Endocrine Glands
 Exocrine
“secrete out”
 secrete chemical
substances into ducts and
out of the body (sweat;
saliva)

 Endocrine
“secrete within”
 secrete hormones into
the bloodstream (insulin
or adrenaline)

 Complete
your worksheet (front and back)
 We will review it together as a class
 Answers
to learning exercises---
Matching Word Parts 1
adip/o
anter/o
aden/o
-ologist
-ology
Matching Word Parts 2
cyt/o
cephal/o
caud/o
exoendo-
Matching Word Parts 3
poster/o
-stasis
path/o
-plasia
hist/o
Matching Regions of
the Thorax and
Abdomen
A.
Hypochondriac
B.
Umbilicus
C.
Hypogastric
D.
Lumbar
E.
Illiac
Matching Pathology of
Tissue Formation
dysplasia
anaplasia
hyperplasia
hypoplasia
aplasia
Which is the Correct
Medical Term?
Iliac
Adenocarcinoma
Posterior
Genetics
Epidemiologist
Exocrine Glands
 Discussed:

Defined the Ch. 2 vocabulary list on tissues and glands
 Next
class topic: Analyze medical terms using
word parts Ch 2 vocabulary
 Reminder:


Quiz 2 (lesson 2): Tentatively scheduled for
1/26/15 A Day and 1/27/15 B Day
Medical Terminology
Mrs. Signorotti
Day 2
Challenge Word Building

Please raise your hand when you are
finished.

Objective: The student will be able to recognize,
define, spell, and pronounce the terms used to
describe pathology, the modes of transmission,
and the types of diseases.

Lesson: The Human Body in Health & Disease
(day 2)

Quiz 2 at the END of next class!
2.81. myoplasty
2.82. myalgia
2.83. gastrosis
2.84. laryngitis
2.85. myectomy
2.86. gastralgia
2.87. laryngectomy
2.88. nephrosis
2.89. neuroplasty
2.90. nephritis
 What

is a genetic disease?
pathologic conditions caused by absent or
defective genes, passed from parent to child
 You
will be organized in Expert/Jigsaw
groups to learn about different genetic
diseases.
 Muscular

Dystrophy
condition with progressive weakness and
degeneration of the muscles that control
movement
 What






do you know about:
Cystic Fibrosis?
Down Syndrome?
Huntingon’s Disease?
Phenylkentonuria?
Hemophilia
Tay-Sachs?
 You
will be organized in Expert/Jigsaw
groups to find out!

You will be assigned into groups of 6.


This is your Jigsaw Group.
Within each Jigsaw group, you will then be
assigned a number 1 through 6.
All the #1 students from every group will come
together and read/discuss an article. You will write 1
summary sentence in your notes about your genetic
disease. This is your Expert Group.
 The same rule applies to all of the other numbers.
Each number is given a separate article.


After 10 minutes, you will then return to you
Jigsaw Group and share what you read/discussed
and the summary sentence about your genetic
disease. Take notes on the summary sentences
from everyone else in your group.

Which condition can be treated with a change in diet?


Which condition is fatal because of a build-up of fatty
substances in the brain?


Down Syndrome
Which condition affects the muscles?


Huntington’s Disease
Which condition has learning disabilities and facial
abnormalities?


Cystic Fibrosis
Which condition affects the nerves?


Tay-Sachs Disease
Which condition causes respiratory/breathing
problems?


Phenylketonuria
Muscular Dystrophy
Which condition affects how blood clots?

Hemophilia
 Indirect
contact
 Airborne
 Blood-borne
 Food-borne
and
water-borne
 Vector-borne
Dissect each of these terms into their word parts

Endemic



Epidemic



En, dem, ic (within the specific population)
Ex: common cold
Epi, dem, ic (above the specific population)
Ex: Measles
Pandemic


Pan, dem, ic (entire/all the population)
Ex: AIDS, SARS
 Functional:

symptoms with no physical cause
Ex: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
 Iatrogenic:
unfavorable response to a
medical treatment/drug/procedure

Ex: side effects from medication
 Idiopathic:

illness without known cause
Ex: Crohn’s Disease
 Infectious:
from a disease-producing
microorganism (pathogen)

Ex: Flu
 Nosocomial:

Ex: MRSA
 Organic:
disease from detectable body
changes

infection from a hospital/clinic
Ex: Diabetes
 Congenital

Diseases
abnormal condition that exists at time of birth
 Anomaly

any deviation from what is considered normal
 DO
NOT WRITE ON THE CLASS COPY
 Read Case Study #1 and #2. Discuss the
questions with your partner(s).
 You may need you Ch. 1 Notes to help you
answer the questions. DO NOT write on the
paper. Just discuss the answers.
 We will then go over the questions as a class
and move on to the next questions.
 If you finish early, move on to the next cases.
 Ch.2

Learning Exercises (day 2)
Complete the worksheet
 HINT:
The words in () are not part of the
word, but give context to the definition



#2.52: study of the physical (structure)
#2.60: specialist in disease
#2.61: study of the cause (of disease)
 Answers
to learning exercises---
Spelling Counts
Hemophilia
Hypertrophy
Anomaly
Sentence Completion
Down Syndrome
Physiology
Iatrogenic
Definitions
Noscomial infection
Phenylkentonuria
Adenitis
Histology
Fill in the Blank
adenectomy
endocrine
histologist
pathologist
etiology
homeostasis
pandemic
epigastric
idiopathic
Clinical Conditions
epidemic
functional
bloodborne
Cytology
quadrant
Vector-borne
waterborne
 Discussed:
terms used to describe pathology,
the modes of transmission, and the types of
diseases.
 Next
class topic: Quiz 2 review & quiz
 Reminder:

Quiz 2 (lesson 2): A Day – Wed, Jan 26th, or B Day –
Thur, Jan 27th
Medical Terminology
Mrs. Signorotti
Day 3
Chapter 2 Crossword Puzzle

HINT: Use your body directions notes for

#8, 16, 21, 3, 14
Complete Learning Exercises (Day 2)
 Objective:
The student will be able to
recognize, define, spell, and pronounce the
terms used to describe human disease.
 Review


Computer Lab (StudyStack/StudyWare)
Game (+5 Bonus Points for the Winner)
 Quiz
2
 Completed
 Next
Quiz 2
class topic: Skeletal System (Ch. 3)