Hospital Corpsman Medical Terms

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Basic MedicalTerms and Abbreviations

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Terminal Objective

Define medical terms andabbreviations


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Enabling Objectives

1.07.01 Define selected terms associatedwith medical and dental terminology andabbreviations1.07.02 Define component parts ofmedical words1.07.03 Describe guidelines used toanalyze and construct medical words


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Enabling Objectives

1.07.04 Define selected medical anddental prefixes, roots, and suffixes1.07.05 Construct medical words

1.07.06 Define selected medical anddental abbreviations.1.07.07 Define selected medical anddental terms.


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Define selected termsassociated with medical and d

terminology and abbreviati

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Terms

Root

-an element constituting the basisfrom which a word is derived

Combining vowel-connects roots to suffixes or other

rootsPrefix-

an affix, such as mis- in mistrust, put


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Define component partsof medical words

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ROOT: Gives the essential meaning of theterm; it's the main part of the word.

Example,cardiis the root that means heart.

Component Parts


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PREFIX: a syllable or syllables placed beforethe root word to alter, modify or chan

the meaning of aExample:Endo

= within or innerEndo + cardi + ac =pertaining to the inner layer of the

heart

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SUFFIX: Added to the end of a word to alter,modify or change the meaning of the

Example:itis= inflammation

Endo + card + itis =inflammation of the inner layer ofthe heart

Component Parts


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COMBINING VOWEL:A vowel that follows (placed behind)

the root that connects the root tosuffixes and other roots

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COMBINING FORM: Root + Combining VowelExample:

Cardia root that = heartO

is thecombining vowelfor

cardi

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If combined, these roots along with acombining vowel, form the word:Cardiovascular

Cardi / o / vascul / ar= pertaining to the heart and bloodvessels

Component Parts


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Words can be formed without using aroot:Example:

a(prefix) = without, no,pnea

(suffix) = breathinga + pnea =

not breathing

Component Parts


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Describe guidelines usedto analyze and construct

medical words

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Begin with the suffix then read fromthe front of the word acrossExample:Endo / metr / itisEndo =inner or withinmetr =

uterusitis inflammationEndometritis =

inflammation of the

Analyzing/Constructing MedicalWords


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Drop the combining vowel before asuffix that begins with a vowelExample:

Splen / o / megalyThe

Splen / ectomyThere is no combining vowel

between the root and the suffix becau



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Keep the combining vowel betweenword roots, even if the root begins witvowelExample:

Gastr / o / esophag / ealGastroesophageal



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Define selected medicaland dental prefixes, roots

and suffixes

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a, an without, not, lack of, absence ofab away from

ad towardante

before, forwardanti, ant against

Prefixes


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bi twobrady slowdys difficult, abnormal, bad, painfulendo

within, in, innerec, ecto, ex, extra out, outside

Prefixes


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epi

upon, abovehyper above, excessivehypo below, deficientin in, into

inter between

Prefixes


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intra

withinmal bad

micro small

para beside, near, along side

peri

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post

after, behindpre beforepro, pros

forward, beforesub below, undertachy

fastuni one

Prefixes


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That was just the prefixes!!!


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cardi/o heartcol/o, colon/o

coloncutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o skinenter/o

intestinesesophag/o-- esophagus

Roots


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esthesi/o sensationgastr/o stomachglyc/o sugarhemat/o, hem/o

bloodhepat/o liver

Roots


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lith/o stonelymph/o

lymphmen/o menstruationmetr/o, metri/o

uterusnas/o, rhin/o-- nose

Roots

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oste/o boneot/o

earpancreat/o pancreasseptic/o, sept/o

infectionthromb/o clot

Roots

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thyroid/o, thyr/o thyroid glandtrache/o trachea, windpipe

tympan/o eardrumur/o urine, urinary tract

vascul/o blood vesselven/o vein

Roots


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That was just the roots!!!

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ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ic, ous pertaining to

ation, ia, iasis, ism, osis, sis

conditionectomy excision, resection, removal

emia blood condition

graph

Suffixes

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gram recordism

condition, processitis inflammationlith

stonelogy the study of

Suffixes

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megaly enlargement

meter

to measuremortem death

oma tumor, mass, swelling

partum

Suffixes

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pathy disease conditionplasty

surgical repairplegia paralysispnea

breathingptysis spitting

Suffixes

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rrhea flow, dischargescope instrument used for visual examination

stomy openingtomy incision

um structureuria urine condition

Suffixes


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That was just the suffixes!!!


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Construct medicalwords

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Constructing Words


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Complete the exercises provided inthe handbook. Using the providedprefixes, roots, and suffixes, complet

sentences:PrefixesRootsSuffixes

Constructing Words

Constructing Words


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Before surgery, patients are givenmedication that causes (absence of sThe physician may order antibioticsfor a patient with (a blood infection)In any situation where the patient isunable to breathe a/an ____________ tmay be inserted

inside of the windpipeto maintain an open airway

Constructing Words

Constructing Words


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During the assessment of a gun shotvictim, the paramedic notes that theis

spitting up bloodor experiencing _____________While obtaining the patient's

respiratory rate, the nurse notes thathas afast respiratory (breathing) rate

or

Constructing Words

Constructing Words


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PrefixesRoots

Suffixes

Constructing Words

Constructing Words


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A diabetic patient may experience(blood condition of excessive sugar) o(blood condition of low bloodAnatomy of the skeletal systemincludes the ___________, which is astructure that surrounds bone

Constructing Words

Constructing Words


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When a person develops a urinarytract infection, he/she may experiencpainful urination

or __________Athletic females often experience__________, in which case the

menstrual flow is absent.

Constructing Words

Constructing Words


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PrefixesRoots

Suffixes

Constructing Words

Constructing Words


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When caring for a patient with coloncancer, you note that the patient hasopening of the colonor ___________Enlargement of the liveris called ___________ andinflammation of the liveris called _____________

Constructing Words

Constructing Words


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Insulin is one medication that isgiven by injection. The medication isdelivered to the

layer of skin below the dermisor the ______________ layerIf injured beyond repair, a surgeon

wouldsurgically remove the pancreasfrom the body or perform a

Constructing Words

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Define selectedmedical abbreviations

Medical Abbreviations


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_a beforeBP -- blood pressure

_c withH2O waterh, hr hour




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MOOD, MOD -- Medical Officer of theDayNOOD, NOD -- Nurse of the DayO2 oxygen

_p afterprn (PRN) -- as needed




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_s withoutSL -- serious list, sublingualstat immediatelyVSL -- very serious list


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Define

selected medicaland dental terminology

Terms


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Terms

Acute

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sudden onset, severe symptoms,short courseAmbulatory

- walking or able to walkAspiration

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Auscultation

- the process of listening for soundsproduced within the bodyCardiology

- study of the heart and its diseasesChronic

- long and drawn out, frequently

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Dermatology

- study of the skin and its diseases;treatment of skin disordersDiagnosis

- to identify a disease or injury fromits signs and symptoms, completeknowledge of a patient's conditionDiaphoresis

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Disease

- any change from a state of health,specific illness or disorder characterizrecognizable set of signs and symptoEtiology

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the study of all factors that may be

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Gurney

- a wheeled cot used in hospitalsGynecology

- study of women and women'sdiseasesHealth

- state of optimal physical, mental,-

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Hematology

- the study of the blood and itsdiseasesMedicine

- art and science of the diagnosisand treatment of diseases and themaintenance of health; drug or remeNephrology

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Neurology

- study of the nervous system and itsdiseasesObstetrics

- branch of medicine that deals withpregnancy, labor, and the period of tiimmediately following deliveryOphthalmology

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Orthopedics

- branch of medicine which isespecially concerned with thepreservation and restoration of the fuskeletal system, its articulations, andassociated structuresPalpation

- examination by touch

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Pediatrics

- medical practice devoted to thecare of childrenPercussion

- technique of striking a part of thebody with short, sharp taps of the finto determine the size, density, andposition of the underlying parts by th

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Prognosis

- forecast of the probable results of adisease based on the condition of theand the usual course of the diseasePsychiatry

- branch of medicine that deals withthe causes, treatment, and preventiomental, emotional, and behavioral dis

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Surgery

- branch of medicine that treatsdisease by manual or operative methUrology

- the study of the urinary systems inmales and females and the reproducti

tract in males

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Basic Medical Terms

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Abbreviations

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Enabling Objectives


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Enabling Objectives

1.07.01 Define selected terms associatedwith medical and dental terminology andabbreviations1.07.02 Define component parts of

medical words1.07.03 Describe guidelines used toanalyze and construct medical words

Enabling Objectives


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Enabling Objectives

1.07.04 Define selected medical anddental prefixes, roots, and suffixes1.07.05 Construct medical words1.07.06 Define selected medical anddental abbreviations.1.07.07 Define selected medical anddental terms.

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