CST PROGRAM LAHC 2013

At the end of this section of the class, the student will be able to:

Define the word elements “prefix,” “root,” and “suffix.”

Analyze medical terms, suffixes, roots and prefixes that relate to medical and surgical terms.

Identify common abbreviations used in surgery schedules.

An understanding of basic medical terminology is learning a language of medicine.

Necessary for healthcare professional to communicate .

The best way to learn the meaning of a medical term is to break it apart.

Most medical terms are derived from Greek or Latin origin.

Many terms combine both Greek and Latin word elements to form a single medical term.

Root Prefix Suffix

A letter (usually an “o”) that is sometimes used to ease the pronunciation of a medical term

A Root word with a combining vowel is called combining form of the word

Root – Tells the primary meaning of a word; also called the base word element.

Prefix – The word element that comes before the root word element

Suffix – The word element that comes after the root word element.

Example:Hemi/col/ectomyPrefix/rootwor/

suffix

Pages 29 – 32 in the text provide lists of common medical and surgical terms that Central Service Technicians may routinely encounter

Reading the Surgery Reading the Surgery Schedule and other Schedule and other related documents related documents requires an requires an understanding of understanding of several several abbreviations. Page abbreviations. Page 33 in the text 33 in the text provides some provides some common common abbreviations for abbreviations for surgical procedures.surgical procedures.

ACL BSO BKA CABG CR D&C ORIF TAH TURP THA