1. Medical terminology
Dr ROOPA

2. Basic Word Structure Learning a new language- Medicine
Medical Terminology

3. Objectives 1.Analyze words
2.Relate with structure and function of Human body
3.Be aware of spellings and pronounciation

4. 1.Analyze words Divide them into component parts
Do not simply memorize terms
Component parts can be used in different combinations

5. 2.Relate with structure and function of Human body
Memorization of term, although essential for retention of language, but should not become primary objective of your study
Example
Hepatitis-inflammation of liver
Hepat + itis
Hepat -liver
Itis - inflammation

7. Mode of transmission

8. 3.Be aware of spellings and pronounciation
Some medical terms are pronounced alike but are spelled differently
ILIUM and ILEUM
GYNECOLOGIST and GYNECOLOGY
URETHRA and URETER

10. ILIUM ILEUM
The ilium is one of the bones which makes up the hipbone. It is the largest of the three hipbones, and can be felt as the hip.

11. How to divide words into component parts
Root
Combining vowel
Suffix

12. Hematology Hematology Heme/Hemat O Logy Heme-Hemat – Blood (Root)
Logy- Study of (Suffix)
O – (combining vowel)

13. Electr / o / cardi /o/ gram
Electr – electricity Cardi- Heart (Root)
Gram – record (Suffix)
O – (combining vowel)
Record of electricity of heart or
Recording of electrical activity of Heart

14. Summary ROOT---gives the essential meaning of the term.
SUFFIX---is the word ending
PREFIX---is a small part added to the beginning of a term.
COMBINING VOWEL---connects roots to suffix and roots to other roots.
COMBINING FORM---is the combination of the root and the combining vowel.

15. IMPORTANT RULES TO REMEMBER
READ the meaning of medical words from the suffix to the beginning of the word and then across.
DROP the combining vowel before a suffix that starts with a vowel.
KEEP the combining vowel between word roots,even if the second root begins with a vowel.

16. COMBINING FORMS COMBINING FORM MEANING MEDICAL TERM Aden/o gland
adenoma
Arthr/o
joint
arthritis
Bi/o
life
biology
Carcin/o
cancer
carcinoma
Cephal/o
head
Cephalic
Cerebr/o
cerebrum
cerebral
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
Cystoscope
Thromb/o
clotting
thrombocyte

17. CYSTOSCOPE

18. What is the meaning of these words
Aden/oma
Arthritis
Biopsy
Cardiology
Dermal
Cytology
Cystoscope
Cerebral
Cephalic
adenitis