Chapter 1 PowerPoint

Question 1

the importance of learning medical terminology

Answer 1

all professionals have a level playing field and can talk about the same things

Question 2

What is the basic foundation of the word

Answer 2

the word root. e.g. cardi. everything revolves around the root. must know the meaning of the root itself. medical terms are created every day based on the new changes occurring.

Question 3

What is a combining form?

Answer 3

word root + a vowel (usually an ‘o’ and sometimes an ‘i’) e.g. myoelectric—-> my o electr ic

Question 4

What is the combining vowel rule? (slide 7)

Answer 4

A word cannot end in a combining form. 
Either: -drop the combining vowel  
            -add a suffix  
            -make the word a noun or an adjective
Example- Megalocardia
Note: Word cannot be megal/o/card/o
Must drop combining vowel o
Must add ending

Question 5

True or False: The word root is the basic ending of a word.

Answer 5

False. The word root is the basic foundation of a word.

Question 6

What generally needs to happen when a term has more than one word root?

Answer 6

You need a combining vowel.

Question 7

What is a suffix?

Answer 7

• Attaches to the end of the word root
• Makes word a noun or an adjective
• Meaning of suffix remains the same
• Suffix changes meaning of root to which it is attached

Question 8

How do you break down and define a word?

Answer 8

Always start with the suffix. Then the prefix, and then the root(s).

Question 9

What is the suffix rule?

Answer 9

If the suffix starts with a consonant, add a combing vowel. If the suffix starts with a,e,i,o,u or y- add directly to the root
e.g. cardi o gram or e.g. cardi algia

Question 10

In the term hypodermic, why is there no combining vowel before the suffix?

Answer 10

The suffix –ic already begins with a vowel, so no combining vowel is needed.

Question 11

What is a prefix?

Answer 11

-Attaches directly to the beginning of a word
-Meaning of prefix always remains the same
-Prefix changes meaning of root to which it is attached
-Not all words have prefixes
e.g. endocardium
Note: Combining vowel is not needed

Question 12

True or False: The meaning of prefixes and suffixes never changes, but both change the meaning of the word root.

Answer 12

True-The meaning change could be as simple as changing from a noun to an adjective, or from positive to negative

Question 13

What is the structure of compound words?

Answer 13

usually composed in the following order:
Combining form + word root + suffix
Example:
	Leuk  /  o       +      cyt       +      osis
	(Combining form) + word root + suffix

Question 14

Define intracardiac

Answer 14

Suffix = ac = pertaining to
Prefix = intra = within
Word root = cardi = heart
Definition = pertaining to within the heart

Question 15

What do you do when medical words identify body systems or parts

Answer 15

Define suffix first, body organs in order they are studied in body system
Example: cardiopulmonary
Suffix = ary = pertaining to
Body organ = cardi = heart
Body organ = pulmon = lungs
Definition = pertaining to the heart and the lungs

Question 16

When you have all 3 components of a term, what is the order in which you read them?

Answer 16

Suffix, Prefix, Root

Question 17

Sounds like an ‘f’—look for

Answer 17

f or ph

Question 18

sounds like a ‘j’—look for

Answer 18

j, ge, gi, gy

Question 19

sounds like a ‘k’—look for

Answer 19

k, c, ch, qu

Question 20

sounds like an ‘n’—look for

Answer 20

n, pn, kn

Question 21

sounds like an ‘c’—look for

Answer 21

s, c, ps

Question 22

sounds like ‘sk’—look for

Answer 22

sk, sc, sch

Question 23

sounds like ‘z’—look for

Answer 23

z or x

Question 24

If intra = within, cardi = heart, and –ac = pertaining to, define the term intracardiac:

Answer 24

Pertaining to within the heart

Question 25

soft ‘c’ sounds

Answer 25

Words that begin with ‘c’
If followed by ‘e’, ‘i’, or ‘y’—Pronounced as soft ‘c’ -Has ‘s’ sound
Examples ‘ce’ = cervix, ‘ci’ = circumduction, ‘cy’ = cyst

Question 26

Hard ‘c’ sounds

Answer 26

Words that begin with ‘c’
If followed by ‘a’, ‘o’, ‘u’, or consonant,
Pronounced as hard ‘c’—Has a ‘k’ sound
Examples-‘ca’ = cancer, ‘co’ = collagen, ‘cu’ = cuticle,
‘ch’ = cheiloplasty

Question 27

Words that end in ‘g’

Answer 27

If followed by ‘e’ or ‘i’, pronounced as soft ‘g’-Sounds like ‘j’
Examples- Laryngectomy , Pharyngitis
If followed by ‘a’, ‘o’, or consonant, pronounced as hard ‘g’
Has ‘guh’ sound
Examples: Laryngalgia, Meningocele, Glossal

Question 28

What is an eponym?

Answer 28

Name for a disease, organ, procedure, or body function

Derived from the name of a person