Warm-up Dr. Smith enters the nurse’s station and begins to dictate notes saying that Mrs. Jones needs to have an exploratory laparotomy, but he suspects he will end up doing a bilateral salpingoophorectomy. Before the surgery he wants a CXR, EKG, CBC and ABG done, stat. You suddenly feel thankful that Mrs. Slaughter spent so much time teaching you medical terminology.  What do the terms laparotomy, salpingoophorectomy and bilateral mean?  What is the general term for CXR, EKG, CBC and ABG?

Medical Terminology Key Points  Like a foreign language to most people  Made of terms that describe the human body in detail  Used to convey the greatest quantity of information, with the least confusion  A single medical term can describe a disease, condition or procedure that might otherwise take several words  Ex.: appendectomy = surgical removal of the appendix  Ex.: coxitis = inflammation of the hip joint

Etymology (etymon- true sense)  Study origin of words  Indicates the origin and historical development of a word  Helps you to decipher words. The foundation of medical terms are Greek and Latin. 75% of all medical terms are based on Latin or Greek terms. The Greeks were the founders of modern medicine. Latin is the language of choice for medicine and science.

Medical Terminology  It is impossible to learn all medical terms, but it is possible to figure out their meanings by analyzing the word parts. What are the word parts? Prefix, suffix, root word, combining vowel, combining form  By learning the meaning of the basic word parts, you will frequently be able to interpret the meaning of a word

Other Types of Terminology  Eponyms - named after people Ex. Parkinson’s Disease  Acronyms - terms that stand for longer phrases ex.: COPD- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ex. AIDS- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome  Abbreviation - shortened form of word. ex. mL- milliliter

Acronyms from warm-up  CBC- -complete blood count  EKG -electrocardiogram  CXR -chest x-ray  ABG -arterial blood gas  Stat -at once immediately

Classwork  You have minutes to complete Chapter 1 Packet.