Basic Word Structure of Medical Terminology BasicWordStructureofMedicalTerminology 韩明华泰山护理职业学院 构词法(wordstructureofmedicalterminology)1.医学术语的构词规律prefix(前缀)suffix(后缀)2.基本构成成分 root(词根)combiningvowel(连接元音)参考教材：《THELANGUAGEOFMEDICINE》W.B.SaundersCompany,6thEdition ...
Electro- pertaining to electrical charge Lesson-2-exmaples Hypertrophy过度增长,肥大 Normotension血压正常 Hyperplasia增生 Pancytopenia全细胞减少症,各类血细胞减少 Splenomegaly脾肿大 Lesson-3 Condition modifiers Anti- opposed to/ counteracting/ relieving Pro- before, proceeding, precursor/ Inducing, promoting L...
Define the following abbreviation commonly used by medical personnel to speed up their charting in the patient's record: "CC". The abbreviation for the medical term meaning "pertaining to above" is ... Identify the following diseases or conditions from the diagnostic abbreviation: CHF Write ...
1. Word = (Prefix) + Root + (Suffix) 2. Combining form: Root + O e.g. -logy “study of” neur “nerve or nervous system” neur + o + logy = neurology [nju'rɔləʤi] (n. study of the nervous system 神经病学) II. Word Parts Pertaining to Cells, Tissues, and Organs...
13.Carbon dioxide is carried in several ways, but is mostly converted to an acid called___carbonic___acid.14.V oluntary muscles are different from involuntary muscles because they are under the control of our __willpower___.15.The foundation of a word is known as the ___root___.16....
5. pertaining to the entire organ. 2. pertaining to one side of the body only Choose the term that means condition of higher than normal blood pressure.1. hypogastric2. hypertension3. hypotension4. endocardium5. microcytic 2. hypertension The word element -logy is an example:1. of a root...
pertaining to a horse (cauda EQUINa: neurological condition where the spinal nerve roots swell and resemble a horse's tail) Febr/i fever (FEBRIle: describing a patient who has a fever) Fil/i thread (FILIform catheters: smaller than normal urethral catheters) ...
rules for building medical words 1. A prefix is always placed at the beginning of the word 2. A suffix is always placed at the end of the word 3. If there is more than one root word, a combining vowel is always needed to separate the root words even if the root word already begins...
This study employed the same five medical treatment decision vignettes used by Hare et al. [22], with two additional vignettes pertaining to coronary bypass surgery and dialysis treatment for chronic kidney disease, which are commonly considered in advance directive treatment preference documentation ([...
“Hepat-” and “hepatic-” mean “of or pertaining to the liver.” The study of the liver is hepatology, and the most famous medical term with this prefix is hepatitis. Please tell me you remember what “-itis” means—oh good, you do. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Types...