1. Levels of Organization Building Blocks of Medical Terminology

2. Levels of Organization Building Blocks of Medical Terminology

6. SimpleComplex

7. SimpleComplex atommoleculecelltissueorgansystemorganismpopulationcommunityEco-systemplanet

8. SimpleComplex atommoleculecelltissueorgansystemorganismpopulationcommunityEco-systemplanet Chemistry Biology Ecology/Environmental Science Space Oxygen Carbon Gold Silver Nitrogen Lead Mercury Cesium human eagle crab snail worm fruit fly plant “bacteria” pond dessert hot vent rainforest river mountain volcano “mouth” Earth supernova galaxy solar system black hole star light meteor DNA/RNA enzyme hormone glucose glycerol ammonia CO2 alcohol digestive nervous integumentary circulatory endocrine excretory reproductive auditory RBC Leukocyte skin liver muscle prokaryote plant: vascular … flower, root, leaves, etc.

9. Medicine: cardiovascular technologists/technicians nuclear medicine technologists, medical assistants surgical technologists Dentistry: dental hygienists, dental assistants Nursing: registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, dieticians Pharmacy: pharmacy technicians, pharmacy aides Optometry: dispensing opticians Emergency Medical Services: emergency medical technicians, paramedics Imaging modalities: radiologic technologists, radiation therapists Respiratory Care: respiratory therapists Physical Therapy: physical therapists, physical therapists assistants Veterinary Medicine: veterinary technologists, animal care workers

10. Medical terms derive from:  English, French, German, Spanish, Greek, Italian, Latin etc… Medical terms have a general form of: Medical terms can also come from different combinations of those three components Root ++ Suffixes Prefixes eg. Root+Prefixes Root + Suffixes Root + PrefixesSuffixes + (infront)(behind)(fundamental)

11. For example #1: epithelial tissue epi- is a prefix; it means outside, on, top thelium is a root; it means holes, apertures, openings -al is a suffix; it means belong/pertaining to When putting the meanings together, you get … the skin or lining surfaces (covering tissue)

12. For example #2: endocrine system endo- is a prefix; it means internal, inside -crine is a suffix; it means secrete When putting the meanings together, you get … internal secretion system (endocrine system refers to the glands that make hormones and release into the circulatory system – communication messengers)