NURS 1103 or HLSC 2613

Health Sciences Department, Rogers State University

NURS 1103 or HLSC 2613NURS 1103 or HLSC 2613

Medical Medical TerminologyTerminology

HLSC 2613HLSC 2613


WelcomeWelcomeCourse FacultyCourse Faculty

Linda D. AndrewsLinda D. Andrews


How do I contact my Instructor?How do I contact my Instructor?

� Prof. Andrews 343-7642Prof. Andrews 343-7642� leave message, state you are a leave message, state you are a

medical terminology student and medical terminology student and phone numberphone number

� Office Hours: Office Hours: Mondays and Tuesdays8 -11Mondays and Tuesdays8 -11

� Wednesdays 8-9 and 11-12Wednesdays 8-9 and 11-12Thursdays 8-10Thursdays 8-10


Main Objective:Main Objective:Learn Medical TerminologyLearn Medical Terminology

� New students to Medical New students to Medical Terminology often bewildered Terminology often bewildered by strange spelling and by strange spelling and pronunciation.pronunciation.

� Approximately 75% of Medical Approximately 75% of Medical Terms are based on either Terms are based on either Greek or LatinGreek or Latin


Medical TerminologyMedical Terminology MispronunciationsMispronunciations

� ArteryArtery - The study of fine paintings. - The study of fine paintings.� BariumBarium - What you do when CPR fails. - What you do when CPR fails.� BenignBenign - What you are after you be eight. - What you are after you be eight.� ComaComa - A punctuation mark. - A punctuation mark.� MorbidMorbid - A higher offer. - A higher offer. � UrineUrine - opposite of you’re out. - opposite of you’re out.� TabletTablet - A small table. - A small table.


Course DescriptionCourse Description� A A studystudy of of physiological systemsphysiological systems approach to approach to

provide principles of medical provide principles of medical word buildingword building. . Provides medical vocabulary including Provides medical vocabulary including anatomy, physiology, systems, diagnostic anatomy, physiology, systems, diagnostic testing and pharmacologytesting and pharmacology. This course is . This course is appropriate for health science students such appropriate for health science students such as nursing, dental hygiene, paramedics, and as nursing, dental hygiene, paramedics, and physical therapy assisting; as well as court physical therapy assisting; as well as court reporting and medical transcriptionist reporting and medical transcriptionist students. students.


Course ObjectivesCourse Objectives� Apply basic principles of medical word Apply basic principles of medical word

building.building.� Correctly pronounce medical terms.Correctly pronounce medical terms.� Define common medical terms.Define common medical terms.� Relate common medical terms to Relate common medical terms to human human

anatomy and physiology; common disease anatomy and physiology; common disease states, pharmacological categories and states, pharmacological categories and diagnostic testsdiagnostic tests..

� Identify the medical terminology in medical Identify the medical terminology in medical record reports.record reports.


16 Lessons16 Lessons

� 1.1. Basic Elements of a Medical WordBasic Elements of a Medical Word� 2.2. Suffixes: Surgical, Diagnostic, etcSuffixes: Surgical, Diagnostic, etc� 3.3. Suffixes: Adjective, Noun, Suffixes: Adjective, Noun,

DiminutiveDiminutive� 4.4. PrefixesPrefixes� 5.5. Body StructureBody Structure� 6.6. Integumentary SystemIntegumentary System� 7.7. Gastrointestinal SystemGastrointestinal System


Lessons, continuedLessons, continued

� 8.8. Respiratory SystemRespiratory System� 9.9. Cardiovascular SystemCardiovascular System� 10.10. Blood, Lymph, and Immune Blood, Lymph, and Immune

SystemsSystems� 11.11. Musculoskeletal SystemMusculoskeletal System� 12.12. Genitourinary SystemGenitourinary System� 13.13. Female Reproductive SystemFemale Reproductive System� 14.14. Endocrine SystemEndocrine System


Lessons, continuedLessons, continued

� 15.15. Nervous System Nervous System� 16.16. Special Senses Special Senses


A Busy Course!A Busy Course!

� Are you feeling like Are you feeling like a lot of information a lot of information is about to come is about to come your way?your way?

� The answer is The answer is

YES.YES.


Course PracticesCourse Practices� Student Agreement of Student Agreement of

UnderstandingUnderstanding� Consultations with Consultations with

FacultyFaculty� AttendanceAttendance� Testing ProceduresTesting Procedures� HomeworkHomework� Progress ReportsProgress Reports


Required Textbook and MaterialsRequired Textbook and Materials

� ““Medical Terminology: A Medical Terminology: A Systems Approach”. 4th Ed.Systems Approach”. 4th Ed.Gylys and WeddingGylys and Wedding

� ““Medical Terminology Medical Terminology Syllabus” by Linda Syllabus” by Linda Andrews, Andrews,

� Four RED ScantronsFour RED Scantrons


Optional Reference BookOptional Reference Book

� Mosby’s Medical, Mosby’s Medical, Nursing, and Allied Nursing, and Allied Health DictionaryHealth Dictionary


Methods of Evaluation Student Methods of Evaluation Student ProgressProgress

� four exams four exams 100 100 points eachpoints each� HomeworkHomework 100100 points points� Total points Total points 500 points500 points


How is my grade determined?How is my grade determined?

� 500500 points possible points possible� 460-500 - A460-500 - A� 415-459 - B415-459 - B� 370-414 - C370-414 - C� 325-369 - D325-369 - D� All Exams in Multiple ChoiceAll Exams in Multiple Choice


Exams and HomeworkExams and Homework� Exam #1- February 5Exam #1- February 5� Exam #2- March 5Exam #2- March 5� Exam #3 - April 9Exam #3 - April 9� FinalFinal - May 7- May 7


How Will I Find Out My Grade?How Will I Find Out My Grade?� Exam results will be Exam results will be

available following each available following each exam.exam.

� Each student should Each student should keep track of earned keep track of earned pointspoints

� An interim grade will be An interim grade will be included on the grade included on the grade reportreport


Tips for SuccessTips for Success

� Attend EACH classAttend EACH class� Call if information unclearCall if information unclear� Take the exam on scheduleTake the exam on schedule� Complete homework before Complete homework before

classclass� Study ahead for each classStudy ahead for each class


Now, lets beginNow, lets begin

Chapter 1Chapter 1Basic Elements of Medical WordBasic Elements of Medical Word


Medical Dictionary UseMedical Dictionary Use

Look Up Unfamiliar Terms


Word Roots (WR)Word Roots (WR)

� Usually derived form Greek or Latin Usually derived form Greek or Latin � Frequently indicates a body partFrequently indicates a body part� Most medical terms have one or more Most medical terms have one or more

word rootsword roots


Examples of Word RoodsExamples of Word RoodsGreek Word Word Root

Kardia (heart) Cardi

Gaster (stomach) Gastr

Hepar (liver) Hepat

Nephros (kidney) Nephr

Osteon (bone) oste


� Combining Form (CF) is a Word Root Combining Form (CF) is a Word Root (WR) plus a vowel, usually an “o”(WR) plus a vowel, usually an “o”

� Usually indicates a body partUsually indicates a body part

Combining Forms (CF)Combining Forms (CF)


Combining Forms ExamplesCombining Forms Examples

� Cardi/ + o = cardi/oCardi/ + o = cardi/o heartheart� gastr/ + o = gastr/ogastr/ + o = gastr/o stomachstomach� hepat/ + o = hepat/ohepat/ + o = hepat/o liverliver� nephr/ + o = nephr/onephr/ + o = nephr/o kidneykidney� oste/ + o = oste/ooste/ + o = oste/o bonebone


SuffixesSuffixes

� Word EndingWord Ending� Suffix usually indicates a procedure, Suffix usually indicates a procedure,

condition, disease, or part of speechcondition, disease, or part of speech� Usually derived from Greek or LatinUsually derived from Greek or Latin


Examples of SuffixExamples of Suffix� Arthr/oArthr/o-centesis-centesis Arthrocentesis Arthrocentesis

jointjoint puncture puncture of a joint puncture puncture of a joint

� throac/o -tomy Thoracotomythroac/o -tomy Thoracotomychest incision incision of the chestchest incision incision of the chest

� gastr/o -megaly Gastromegalygastr/o -megaly Gastromegalystomach enlargement enlargement of thestomach enlargement enlargement of the stomach stomach


PrefixesPrefixes

� Word element located at the beginning Word element located at the beginning of a wordof a word

� Changes the meaning of the wordChanges the meaning of the word� Usually indicates a number, time, Usually indicates a number, time,

position, direction, color, or sense of position, direction, color, or sense of negationnegation


Examples of PrefixExamples of Prefix� A- mast -ia A- mast -ia

without breast conditionwithout breast condition

� hyper- therm -ia hyper- therm -ia excessive heat conditionexcessive heat condition

� intra- muscul -ar intra- muscul -ar in muscle relating toin muscle relating to


Basic Rule One Basic Rule One

� A WR (word root) is used before a A WR (word root) is used before a suffix that begins with a vowel.suffix that begins with a vowel.Scler/ + osis = sclerosisScler/ + osis = sclerosis


Basic Rule TwoBasic Rule Two

� A combining vowel is used to link a A combining vowel is used to link a WR to a suffix that begins with a WR to a suffix that begins with a consonant and to link a WR to another consonant and to link a WR to another WR to form a compound wordWR to form a compound wordcolon/o + scope = colonscopecolon/o + scope = colonscopeosteo/ o/ chondr/ itis = osteo/ o/ chondr/ itis = osteochondritisosteochondritis


Defining Medical WordsDefining Medical Words

� First, define the suffix or endingFirst, define the suffix or ending� Second, define the prefix, or beginningSecond, define the prefix, or beginning� Third, define the middleThird, define the middle


Pronunciation GuidelinesPronunciation Guidelines

� Ae and oeAe and oe� c and gc and g� e and ese and es� chch� II� pnpn� psps


� End of Chapter OneEnd of Chapter One

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