CTHSS Surgical
Technology
Programs
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
COURSE:
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Department
Head/Instructor
Karen V. Dempsey
Instructor
Office hours
Office location
Terry J. Kennedy
Office phone
E-mail
Contact hours:
(203) 307-4031 Ext 386 or 391
M-F 7:00am-7:50am; 2:30pm-3:00pm; by appointment
229 D
karen.dempsey@ct.gov / terry.kennedy@ct.gov
Monday – Friday 7:00am – 3:00pm
Course Description: This course is designed to introduce the student to language of medicine.
This course will provide the student with the ability to break down the medical
terms so that they will understand the meaning of the medical terms when
they are utilized by the staff in the Operating Room.
I. Elements of Medical Terms
Desired Outcome
The learner will be able to properly identify the parts (suffixes, prefixes, etc.) of medical terms,
and correctly write and pronounce medical terms.
Performance Objectives
1. Identify, combine, and write prefixes, word roots, and suffixes.
2. Write and pronounce compound words.
3. Combine words by putting prefixes, root words and suffixes together to form a medical term.
4. Identify the way to make medical terms plural when necessary.
5. Create and understand the meaning of compound medical terms.
Content Outline
1. A2. Ab3. Ad4. An5. Ante6. Anti7. Brady8. Contra-
Medical Terminology
I. Rules for medical terminology
A. combining word parts
B. plural forms
C. compound words
D. backwards – forward principle
II. Elements of a medical term
A. prefixes
1
CTHSS Surgical
Technology
Programs
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
COURSE:
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
16. –Ist
17. –It is
18. –Ium
19. –Logist
20. –Logy
21. –Lysis
22. –Malacia
23. –Megaly
24. –Oid
25. –Oma
26. –Osis
27. –Pathy
28. –Pexy
29. –Plasty
30. –Ptosis
31. –Rrhage
32. –Rrhagia
33. –Rrhaphy
34. –Rrhea
35. –Sclerosis
36. –Scope
37. –Scopy
38. –Sis
39. –Spasm
40. –Stasis
41. –Stomy
42. –Tome
43. –Tomy
44. -Tripsy
9. Crypt10. Dia11. Dys12. Ecto13. En14. Endo15. Epi16. Eu17. Ex18. Exo19. Hemi20. Hyper21. Hypo22. Inter23. Intra24. Mal25. Para26. Per27. Peri28. Post29. Pre30. Retro31. Semi32. Sub33.Super34. Supra35. TachyB. suffixes
1. –Al
2. –Algia
3. –Cele
4. –Centesis
5. –Ectasia
6. –Ectasis
7. – Ectomy
8. – Edema
C. word roots/combining forms
1. forms describing planes & directions of
reference
a. Anter/o
b. Caud/o
c. Dist/o
d. Dors/o
e. Infer/o
f. Later/o
g. Medi/o
h. Poster/o
i. Proxim/o
j. Super/o
k. Ventr/o
9. –Emesis
10. –Gram
11. –Graph
12. –Graphy
13. –Ia
14. –Iasis
15. –Ism
2. forms describing amount or number
2
CTHSS Surgical
Technology
Programs
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
COURSE:
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
a. Bib. Dic. Monod. Multie. Nullif. Polyg. Primih. Quadi. Quadraj. Tetrak. Tril. Uni-
e. Cec/o
f. Cheil/o
g. Chol/e
h. Cholecyst/o
i. Col/o
j. Colon/o
k. Dent/i
m. Dent/o
n. Doch/o
o. Duoden/o
p. Enter/o
q. Gastr/o
r. Gingiv/o
s. Gloss/o
t. Hepat/o
u. Ile/o
v. Intestin/o
w. Jejun/o
x. Lingu/o
y. Odont/o
z. Or/o
aa. Pancreat/o
bb. Periton/o
3. forms describing color or description
a. Chlor/o
b. Cyan/o
c. Erythr/o
d. Melan/o
e. Xanth/o
d. medical term components by body system
1. word roots related to digestive system
a. An/o
b. Append/o
c. Appendic/o
d. Bil/i
cc. Proct/o
dd. Rect/o
ee. Sial/o
ff. Sigmoid/o
gg. Stomat/o
(14) Pulm/o
(15) pulmon/o
(16) Rhin/o
(17) Thorac/o
(18) Trache/o
b. Suffixes
(1) -Ole
(2) -Pnea
2. word roots and suffixes related to
respiratory system
a. Word roots
(1) Alveol/o
(2) Bronch/o
(3) Bronchi/o
(4) Bronchiol/o
(5) Laryng/o
(6) Lob/o
(7) Nas/o
(8) Ox/o
(9) Pharyng/o
(10) Phren/o
(11) Pleur/o
(12) Pneum/o
(13) Pneumon/o
3. word roots related to musculoskeletal
system
a. Ankyl/o
b. Arthr/o
c. Burs/o
d. Calc/i
e. Carp/o
f. Cervic/o
g. Chondr/o
h. Claviclu/o
i. Coccyg/o
j. Cost/o
k. Crani/o
3
CTHSS Surgical
Technology
Programs
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
COURSE:
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
l. Femor/o
m. Fibul/o
n. Humer/o
o. Ili/o
p. Ischi/o
q. Lumb/o
r. Metacarp/o
s. metatars/o
t. Muscul/o
u. My/o
v. Myel/o
w. Oste/o
x. Patell/o
y. Pelv/i
z. Phalang/o
aa. Pub/o
bb. Pubic
cc. Radi/o
dd. Sacr/o
ee. Scapul/o
ff. Spondyl/o
gg. Stern/o
hh. Tars/o
ii. Ten/o
jj. Tend/o
kk. Thorac/o
ll. Tibi/o
mm. Uln/o
nn. Vertebr/o
p. Ven/o
q. Venul/o
5. word roots related to genitourinary & male
reproductive systems
a. Cyst/o
b. Genit/o
c. Glomerul/o
d. Hydr/o
e. Nephr/o
f. Orchi/o
g. Orchid/o
h. Pen/o
i. Prostat/o
j. Pyel/o
k. Ren/o
l. Scrot/o
m. Semin/o
n. Spermat/o
o. Test/o
p. Testic/o
q. Ur/o
r. Ureter/o
s. Urethr/o
t. Urin/o
u. Vas/o
v. Vesic/o
6. word roots related to female reproductive
system
a. Amni/o
b. Cervic/o
c. Colp/o
d. Culd/o
e. Fet/o
f. Gon/o
g. Gynec/o
h. Hyster/o
i. Lapar/o
j. Mamm/o
k. Mast/o
l. Men/o
m. Metr/o
n. Nat/i
o. Oophor/o
p. Ovar/o
q. Par/o
4. word roots related to cardiovascular system
a. Adenoid/o
b. Aort/o
c. Arteri/o
d. arteriol/o
e. ather/o
f. Hem/a
g. Hem/o
h. Hemat/a
i. Hemat/o
j. Lymph/o
k. Lymphat/o
l. Phleb/o
m. Pulmon/o
n. Splen/o
o. Thromb/o
4
CTHSS Surgical
Technology
Programs
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
COURSE:
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
r. Salping/o
s. Uter/o
t. Vagin/o
u. Vulv/o
7. word roots related to the eye,
(2) Lapar/o
(3) Omphal/o
(4) Periton/o
c. Ear
(1) Ot/o
d. Other
(1) Py/o
(2) Lith/o
II. Rules for combining forms
A. Combining word parts
B. Plural forms
C. Compound words
abdominal
wall, ears and others.
a. Eye
(1) Blephar/o
(2) Dacry/o
(3) Lacrim/o
(4) Ophthalm/o
b. Abdominal wall
(1) Abdomin/o
Course Evaluation: Exams, quizzes, lab practical
Course Grade: The course grade for students in Surgical Technology will be weighted according to the
following activities and assignments:
10 % Project: This category include broad based assessment of class discussion and participation as
well as presentations (Oral or written) and role playing.
10 % Quizzes: This category may include but is not limited to formal assessment which incorporates
in class or take home assignments
70% Course Assessments: This includes all forms of testing assessments. All students must achieve
a grade of at least 75% on the course assessment. Students who retake the formal assessment will
receive an average of the two grades. Make-ups due to absences will follow the policies of both
attendance and grading.
10 % Common Assessment: Common assessments given at the end of this course will count 10% of
the total grade. All students must achieve a grade of at least 75% on the common assessment.
Students who retake the common assessment will receive an average of the two grades.
Make-ups due to absences will follow the policies of both attendance and grading.
Texts for this Course
Medical TerminologySystems
ISBN: 978-0-8036-2145-9
Gylys/Wedding
Right of Revision Statement:
The Eli Whitney Technical School, the Surgical Technology Program, Department Head and
instructors reserve the right to revise the syllabus at any time.
5