MEDT200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Electrocardiography, Hematology, Gastritis

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Course: MEDT200
• Professor: Mc Lane Mary Ann

Document Summary

Basic rules of medical terminology: all medical terms have a suffix (ending) Hematology: most have at least one root. Apnea: a- (prefix) + -pnea (suffix: combining vowels: connect word parts (usually o) Whe(cid:374) a suffi(cid:454) (cid:271)egi(cid:374)s (cid:449)ith a (cid:448)o(cid:449)el, (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:271)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:448)o(cid:449)el is(cid:374)"t usually used. Origins of medical terminology: greek or latin (occasionally french, eponym: epo: upon + nym: name. Hu(cid:374)ti(cid:374)gto(cid:374)"s disease: acronym: acro: extremity + nym: name. Prefix: attached to beginning of the word to modify the meaning. Suffix: attached to the end to modify meaning. Often to describe a procedure or condition. Word to definition: read meaning of medical terms from suffix to beginning and across, ex. Word analysis: important to know that different parts of words and how to break them up. Pronunciation: always an accented syllable, the vowel in the accented syllable is really what carries the accent, both long and short vowel sounds. Long sounds have a dash above the letter.