Medical
terminolog
y
Chapter 1
What is medical
terminology?
(language of medicine)
It is a standardized language for apple
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medical professionals allowing them
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موحدة
to understand e a c h other a n d
communicate effectively.
Why is medical
terminology
important
? Medical terminology allows all apple
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medical professionals to understand
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م ه م ؟، ه و، ل م ا ا ذ ا
each other a n d communicate
effectively
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Quality communication amo ng
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ا ل ل غ ة، و ح ي د
all members of a healthcare team ط ب ا ال، ب ي ن،
ف ي ا ء
improves patient safety by reducing ا ل ط ب ي ا ل م ج ت م ع
the number of mistakes ل ل ح ف ا ظ
ع ل ى ص ح ة
، ل م ر ي ض ا
ت ق ل ي ل و
خ ط ا ء ال ا
Any confusion in the terminology, will apple
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put the wrong condition or procedure
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ا ر ت ب ا ك ف ي
ت ه م حت اف ا،ط ل صم ا، ال لو م
into the chart, this c a n make a h u g e ا ل ط ب ي ب
م ع ا ل م ح ل ل،
ب ح د ث
difference in the care the patient ة ئ ط ا خ ت ح ا ال
receives. Treatment may b e less apple
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effective, or in some cases,
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ج ا ل ع ال ك و ن
dangerous. ف ع ا ل ي ة
ف ي خ ط ي ر
ا ق ل
ا و
ا ل ع د م ح
ت ف ا ه م ا ل
م ص ط ل ح ا ت ب ل
ط ب ي ة ا ل
Work fragment/word
elements
Most of medical terms consist of word
fragments (elements) from Latin a n d apple
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اجزاء
The four types of word parts used to
create apple
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medical terms are: --------------------------------------------
apple
س ا ب ق، ك ل م ة، ه ي، د ك ت و ر
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prefixes --------------------------------------------
ا ل ج ذ ر/ س ا س
apple
ا ال
ة
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word roots ا ه ع ت ب
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ب ع د ا لroots apple
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Suffixes --------------------------------------------
ت ج م ي ع
Combining forms ا ل ك ل م ا ت و
ج ز ا ء ا ال
Prefi
x Medical terms may consist of
no/one/more prefixes
A prefix ( if present ) always comes
at the
beginning of a word
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مثال:
multinodular goitor
n o d u l a r : و ر م/root s
multi: prefix
A word root
It contains the basic meaning of the
term.
It usually, but not always, indicates
the involved b od y part.
The root ( if a prefix occurs) is next
a n d in
the middle (if a suffix appears)
Suffix
🞇A suffix (if one is present) always
comes at
the end of the word.
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p r e fi x : ق ب ل
ت د ل ب ت ك و ن
ا و ا ل ع د د ع ل ى
ا ل م و ق ع
ro o t : ش ي ا ال
ب ت ح ك ي ا ل ي
ي د ل غ ا ل ب ا ع ن ه
ج س م ع ل ى
ا و ن س ا ن ا ال
Combining forms
Is a word root with a combining vowel
a d d e d at the end.
It makes a root-suffix combination
pronounceable.
The rules for creating a combining
form by adding a vowel apply when
a suffix beginning with a consonant
is a d d e d to a word root.
L a n g u a g e sense
Knowing what the word means and
forecasting the effects their
combinations will produce
This involves
Learning to listen
Understand meanings
To know how, when, a n d when not to
use certain words a n d structures.
Exampl
es
🞇 Psychopath: two roots
Psycho (mind) -path (sorrow/ suffering)
🞇 Psychiatry: Psych-iatr-y :
specialty dealing with disorders of the mind ( y
does
not act as an adjective suffix)
🞇 Psychiatric: Psych-iatr-ic
adjective form of
Psychiatry
🞇 Psychiatrist: Psych-iatr-
ist specialist in psychiatry
🞇 Geriatrics: ger-iatr-ics
Specialty in disorders of the elderly
🞇 Pediatrician: ped-iatr-ician
Specialist in children's disorders
🞇 Diagnosis: Dia-gnosis
Dia (across+through) gnosis:
knowledge