Daunted by the big medical terms that a doctor or other health care worker might use? Don’t be, after this article you too will be able to talk to the best of their “medicine”.
First you will find historical terms in medical terminology. Medical vocabulary is largely based on the Greek and Latin languages. Greek and Roman mythology contributed many terms. Some terms are based on the type, shape, or function of the originally assumed part. The first cervical vertebra, on which the head is supported, is named after the famous Atlas Greek Titan, who according to mythology was condemned. to carry heaven on his shoulders from Jove.
Medical terms can have three basic elements: a prefix, a root word and a suffix. These three basic elements can be used in a variety of ways. But remember that each part represents an important information, but with some attention, you can also speak “medicine” or at least understand it.
Examples of prefixes and suffixes:
Some common prefixes:
bi-two
dys-difficult, troublesome
hyper-excessive (think hyperactive: excessive activity)
cardio
Cyte-cell
hemo-blood
gastro-stomach
myo- muscle
osteo-bone
head
appendix
bronchus
rhino-nose
Some common suffixes:
pain-pain
ectomy
anemia of the blood
itis- inflammation
oma swelling
pathetic
ology study
rhea-office
pnea-spirit
Now let’s play with the combination of words to make medicine.
Cardiology- the study of the heart.
Cephal algia- headache or headache
Appendix ectomy- Appendix removal.
Bronchus itis- inflammation of the bronchus.
Difficult pnea- dyspnea.
See how easy it is, all the words become unbreakable and self-explanatory. Of course we all wonder why health care providers use all these words instead of plain English. Medical jargon is a sort of jargon or lingo that the medical profession feels comfortable with. But it should be known that these medical words spoken in all languages number, since medical notes and information are much easier to remember. . For headaches in cephalalgia to Dr.
A medical instrument is also a legal document that must have its own terminology. I am a medical-transcriptionist, so I understand the importance of consistency and accuracy. Speaking of accuracy in medical transcription, the following errors were observed in our class.
Right:
Type:
A patient comes in acute illness. The patient came in a skin dress.
The patient had a below-knee amputation. The patient had a bony amputation.
Be patient spending the night with his mother
The patient spent the night with pain
So you see, even medical doctors have their moments.
Here are more words and how to combine them.
Prefixes:
Hemato- blood
Leuko-white
Thrombo- I believe
Blood-vein
Come on
arteriovenous
Melano-pigment, color
Adeno gland
Suffixes
-sclerosis- blindness
-stasis- intermission
-ology- study
-carcinoma- a form of cancer
– penalty-failure
-emesis- vomiting
-cytes- cells
You can make examples of words with the above:
Hematology- the study of blood
Hematemesis- vomiting of blood
Leukocytes- white blood cells
Thrombocyte- cells that help in clotting
Venostasis stopping the flow in the veins
Phlebotomy- an incision in a vein
A melanoma tumor affecting the pigment cells
Adenocarcinoma- cancer of the glands
Thrombocytopenia- lack of cells to help clotting
Arteriosclerosis hardening of the arteries.
Now when you go to your doctor, you can surprise him or her with your new medical lingo, and if you see it for a RUNNY NOSE What is the correct term?
Rhino (nose) rhea
