elayne beehler, msn, rn. knowledge how medical terms are built lots of memorization of the various...
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Combination of word elements to form medical words Prefixes (beginning of word) Suffixes (end of word) Word root (middle of word)TRANSCRIPT
Elayne Beehler, MSN, RN
Knowledge how medical terms are built
Lots of memorization of the various medical word components
Once know the components fairly easy to understand the medical terms
Combination of word elements to form medical words
Prefixes (beginning of word) Suffixes (end of word) Word root (middle of word)
A vowel is placed between the different word elements
Helps to make the medical word easier to say
Most of the letter “o”
Combining vowel not needed when vowel already present
Word root “therm” means heat
Suffix “meter” means machine to measure
Therm/o/meterWord root/combining vowel/suffix
Word root “arthr” means joint Suffix “it is” means inflammation
Arthr/itis Word root/suffix *No combining vowel needed
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Esoph/o/gastr/o/duoden/o/scopy
Visual examination of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum
Start with the last word part Then the first word part Followed by the remaining word parts in the
middle ◦ Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
“Visual examination of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum”
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