Medical Language Flashcards

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Medical language is necessary for healthcare professionals to communicate _______, communicate ______, and ______ patients.

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Medical language allows healthcare professionals to communicate clearly, communicate quickly, and comfort patients.

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Medical language originated primarily from two ancient languages: _____ and _____.

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Medical language came from Greek and Latin.

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_______ in medical language are terms named after the person who discovered or invented something.

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Eponyms are terms named after individuals, such as Lou Gehrig's disease.

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________ in medical language are made up of the first letters of each of the words that make up a phrase.

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Acronyms are formed from the initial letters of a phrase, like MRI.

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_____ and _____ are prevalent in medical language because they are the foundations of Western medicine and were the global language during the scientific revolution.

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Greek and Latin are prevalent due to their historical significance in medicine and science.

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The importance of symbol emphasis in medical language lies in knowing where to put the correct ___________ and placing emphasis on the correct ________.

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Correct punctuation and syllable emphasis are crucial in medical language.

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Medical language should be thought of as _________ to be translated, not just words to be memorized.

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Medical language is best understood as sentences for translation.

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The combining vowel in medical language is the vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and suffix, usually the letter '_'.

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The combining vowel is typically 'o'.

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Root: arthr/o

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Joint

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Root: cardi/o

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Heart