Unit 3 Seminar
Medical Terminology
Agenda
1. Seminar Discussion
2. Review Unit 3: Chapters 4 & 5
3. Unit 3 Project
4. Questions
Unit 3 Review
Chapter 4 & 5
Structure of the Skin
Chapter 4: Integumentary System
• Prefixes
– epi- on, upon, over
– intra- within
– para- beside, beyond, around,
abnormal
– per- through
– sub- under , below
– trans- through, across, beyond
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Suffixes
– -ectomy – excision or surgical
removal
– -ia –diseased or abnormal state
– -it is – inflammation
– -malacia – softening
– -opsy – view of, viewing
– -phagia – eating or swallowing
– -plasty –surgical repair
– -rrhea –flow, discharge
• Combining Forms
– cutane/o, derm/o, demat/o –
skin
– hidr/o – sweat
– kerat/o – horny tissue, hard
– onych/o, ungu/o – nail
– seb/o – sebum (oil)
– trich/o – hair
– aut/o – self
– bi/o – life
– myc/o – fungus
– necr/o – death (cells, body)
– staphyl/o – grapelike clusters
– strept/o – twisted chains
Common Skin Conditions
Tinea
Dermatitis
Cancers of the Skin
Basal cell carcinoma.
Squamous cell carcinoma.
Melanoma.
Abbreviations
BCC
bx
CMV
decub
derm
I&D
ID
SLE
SqCCA
staph
strep
subcut
TD
basal cell carcinoma
biopsy
cytomegalovirus
pressure sore
dermatology
incision and drainage
intradermal
systemic lupus erythematosus
squamous cell carcinoma
staphylococcus
streptococcus
subcutaneous
transdermal
Chapter 5: The Respiratory System
Chapter 5: Respiratory System
• Prefixes
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A- , anEndoEuPanPolyTachy-
• Combining Forms
without, absence of
within
normal, good
all, total
many, much
fast, rapid
• Suffixes
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-algia
-cele
-centesis
-ectasis
-emia
-graphy
-meter
-pexy
-pnea
-rrhagia
-scope
-stenosis
-thorax
-tomy
pain
hernia or protrusion
surgical puncture to remove fluid
stretching out, dilation, expansion
blood condition
process of recording
instrument used for measuring
surgical fixation, suspension
breathing
rapid flow of blood, bursting forth
instrument used for visual exam
constriction or narrowing
chest
cut into or incision
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adenoid/o – adenoids
alvelo/o – alveolus
bronchi/o, bronch/o – bronchus
diaphragmat/o, phren/o –
diaphragm
epiglott/o – epiglottis
laryng/o – larynx
lob/o – lobe
nas/o, rhin/o – nose
pharyng/o – pharynx
plur/o – pleura
pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o –
lung, air
pulmon/o – lung
sinus/o – sinus
thorac/o – thorax (chest)
tonsillo/o – tonsil
trache/o -- trachea
Abbreviations
ABG’s
ARDS
CF
CO2
COPD
CT
CXR
flu
LLL
O2
OSA
PFT
TB
URI
arterial blood gas
adult respiratory distress syndrome
cystic fibrosis
carbon dioxide
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
computed tomography
chest x-ray
influenza
left lower lobe
oxygen
obstructive sleep apnea
pulmonary function test
tuberculosis
upper respiratory infection
True or False
• The dermis is the outermost layer of the
skin
False
• The epidermis is the outermost layer of the
skin.
True or False
• Hair is composed of compressed,
keratinized cells
True
• Hair is composed of compressed,
keratinized cells
True or False
• The combining form onych/o and ungu/o
means nail
True
• The combining form onych/o and ungu/o
means nail
True or False
• Dermatitis means inflammation of the skin
True
• Dermatitis means inflammation of the skin
True or False
• Trichomycosis is an abnormal condition of
fungus found in the hair.
True
Trichomycosis is an abnormal condition of
fungus found in the hair.
True or False
• Tinea Pedis is also known as ringworm
False
• Tinea pedis is also known as athlete’s foot.
Unit 3 Project
Unit 3 Project
For this project, you will find a medical scenario to translate into layman’s terms when defining the conditions and
treatments. In the second part of this project, you will find a minimum of 15 medical terms and split them into word
roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Define each term.
Part 1: Translate the medical scenario as you would to a patient.
Part 2: Pick out the medical terms within this scenario and use the provided columns (in the project template) to
split them into word roots, prefixes & suffixes, singular and plural endings. Additionally, use the last column to
define each term.
Submitting Your Project
Put your project in a Word 97-2003 document. Save it in a location and with the proper naming convention:
username-HS111-section-unit3 project.doc (username is your Kaplan username, section is your course section).
When you are ready to submit it, go to the dropbox and complete the steps below:
Click the link that says "Submit an Assignment".
In the "Submit to Basket" menu, select Unit 3: Project
In the "Comments" field, make sure to add at least the title of your paper.
Click the "Add Attachments" button.
Follow the steps listed to attach your Word document.
To view your graded work, come back to the Dropbox or go to the Gradebook after your instructor
has evaluated it.
Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted project.
Unit 3 Project (Cont.)
In this project you will find a medical report for Ima Goodbar. This operative report covers Ima’s
Case Study, Preoperative Dx, Procedure, Microscopic Examination, and Postprocedural Dx. You
are asked to read the report and translate this report into Layman’s terms. This should be limited
to 1-2 paragraphs but with complete sentences. Then you will choose 15 medical terms found in
the medical report and place them into the Medical Term Chart. Please take a look at the chart
below for an example.
You will also notice this Project is APA formatted with a title page, Body (Assignment), and
Reference Page. You will need to provide the correct APA citations on the Reference Page most
likely you will be using your textbook and dictionary. As an example, here is the proper reference
citation for your textbook: You cite the dictionary.
Brooks, M. L. (2009). Exploring medical language: A student-directed approach. (7th ed.). St. Louis,
MO. Mosby, Elsevier.
Directions:
For this project, you will find a medical scenario to translate into layman’s terms by defining the
conditions and treatments. In the second part you will find a minimum of 15 medical terms and split
them into word roots, prefixes & suffixes. Define each term.
–Part 1: Translate the medical scenario as you would to a patient.
–Part 2: Pick out the medical terms within this report and use the chart below using the three
columns to split them into word roots, prefixes & suffixes, singular and plural endings and
define each term.
Unit 3 Project (Cont.)
Medical Term Chart
Roots, Prefixes,
and Suffixes
Plural/Singular
Form
Definition of
Term
1. Card/i/ology
Cardiology (s)
Cardiologies (p)
The study of the
heart
2. micro/scop/ic
Microscopic (s)
Smaller than the
eye can see
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4.