Welcome to
Medical Terminology
Denise Rodriguez, RN,MSN
Syllabus
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Located under the Course
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Please read it well!
All grading criteria is listed
Expectations are clear!
Make note of due dates!
Announcements
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on projects
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fun facts
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Seminar
Option 1
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Nuts & Bolts
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Purpose
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Conduct
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Grading rubric in syllabus – 15 points
 Frequent interactions on concepts being discussed by students
and instructor
 Posts are on topic and contribute to the quality of the seminar
 Student arrives on time and stays the entire seminar
 Student supplies reference to back up comment
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Seminars are recorded and kept available in the archives
throughout the course
Option 2
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Takes place of 1hr seminar
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Tougher grading criteria
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Submit papers by the end of the week (Tuesday: 11:59 PM)
Discussion
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Rubric in syllabus
 Post a initial response to the question
 Post 3 or more responses on 3 separate days
(Wednesdays-Tuesdays)
 Use References where appropriate with APA formatting
 Responses should contribute to the quality and
advancement of the discussion
 All responses will be in complete sentences
 Initial responses should be about 100 words and
responses to fellow classmates a minimum of 50 words
Spell check!
No small talk  Discussion postings should pertain to
the material and subject.
Due dates & working
ahead
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Due dates in syllabus
Please don’t work ahead on
seminar option 2 or discussion
board
Staying together on discussions
Posting early in the week and
respond to fellow classmates
throughout the week
Quality posts
APA, Projects & Plagiarism
APA referencing
 http://www.apa.org/
 Reference any info that does not come out of your own
head
 Kaplan resource library is excellent resource for electronic
articles and research materials
Projects
 Examples in DocSharing
 Submit in Microsoft Word
Plagiarism
 Found in the syllabus
 Found in the Kaplan University Catalog
Better late…
than never
Getting Started with the Textbook
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Brooks, M. L. (2009). Exploring medical language: A
student-directed approach. (7th ed.). Mosby
 Read the preface to learn the textbook set-up
 Practical Applications
 Introductory Chapters 1-3
 Body Systems 4-16
 Appendixes
 Use the CD that accompanies the textbook
 Make the audio pronunciation on the CD your best
friend
 The games are great practice and review
 Spelling exercises
 Chapter Reviews
Getting Started with the
Textbook
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Flashcards
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Put them together by chapters to
build your vocabulary
Unit Quizzes
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Quizzes are only available during the
Unit time period (WednesdayTuesday)
Can only take once
If exam is missed and closed contact
me ASAP by email or AIM
Unit Projects
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Unit 3 Project
 Writing Project using APA format
 Example found in DocSharing
Unit 5 Project
 Template found in DocSharing
Unit 8 Project
 Final Project that reviews medical documents
and word templates
 Template found in DocSharing
 APA format
APA Format
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Unit Projects 3, 5, & 8 use APA formatting
Kaplan APA 101 format example found in
DocSharing & Student Resource Room
 Title Page
 Body
 Reference Page
Origins of Medical Language
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Medical Terminology vocabulary include:
 Greek and Latin word parts
 Terms built from Greek and Latin derivatives
(arthritis)
 Eponyms
 Terms names from a person such as a
physician or scientist who first identified a
condition, disease, or technique (Parkinson’s
Disease)
 Acronyms
 Terms formed from the first letters of words in
a phrase such as Laser (light amplification by
stimulated emission of radiation)
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Modern language
 Terms related to modern medicine such
a Bone Scanner Machine
Review Chapter 1
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Four Word Parts
 Prefix
 Attached to the beginning of a word root to modify
the meaning
 Combing Form/Word Root
 The core of the word to contain the fundamental
meaning of the word
 Combing Vowel
 Is a word part and usually an “o” used to ease
pronunciation
 Suffix
 Attached to the end of a word root to modify the
meaning
Review Chapter 1
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Analyze and define medical terms
 To analyze medical terms, dividing into word
parts and labeling each part:
 oste/ o / arthr / o / pathy
 WR / CV / WR / CV / S
 To define medical by applying the meaning of
each word part to full definition
 Building and breaking down Medical Terms
 Putting word parts together to form a medical
term and taking words apart to form the meaning
of the medical term.
Word Part Meanings
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Word Root: is the core of the word and contains the
fundamental meaning of the word.
Combining Form: is the word root with the combing
vowel attached
Combining Vowel: is part of the word root and is used to
ease pronunciation and usually an “O”
 Connect two word roots
 Connect a word root and a suffix
 Combining vowel is used if the suffix does not begin
with a vowel
Prefix: attached to the front of the word root and modifies
the meaning such as-  Indicates: number, position, direction, time, or
negation
Suffix: attached to the end of the word root and modifies
the meaning such as -  Indicates: procedures, conditions, and diseases
Word Part List
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Combining
Forms
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arth/o = joint
hepat/o = liver
ven/o = vein
oste/o = bone
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Prefixes
intra- = within
sub- = under
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Suffixes
-itis = inflammation
-ic = pertaining to
-ous = pertaining
to
-pathy = disease
-megaly =
enlargement
Combining Vowel
/o
/i
Questions & After Seminar
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Review the rubrics for grading
Contact me:
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 Kaplan Email – DRodriguez2@kaplan.edu
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