Medical Terminology Slides

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Medical Terminology

Pronunciation, Word Elements, and Terms

Match

Match the letter to the sounds they make in a medical term.

• CH

• PS

• C

• G

• I

K

S

Soft s before E, I, or Y

J before E, I, or Y

Added to an end of word to make Plural

• K

• S

• Soft s before E, I, or Y

• J before E, I, or Y

• Added to an end of word to make Plural

Multiple Choice

True or False: Some medical terminology can be just prefix and suffix without a root word.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which vowel is most often used for combining prefix/root/suffix

• A

• E

• I

• O

Match

Match the singular ending to the plural ending.

• -a

• -ax

• -y

• -us

• -on

-ae

-aces

-ies

-i

-a

• -ae

• -aces

• -ies

• -i

• -a

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Changing Words from Singular to Plural
(3 of 3)

– Drop the -um at the end of a word and add -a—for

example, ischium to ischia.

– Drop the -ma at the end of the word and add

-mata—for example, stoma to stomata.

Multiple Choice

What statement is false about abbreviations?

• Shortened form of word that is and efficient way of communicating in Health Care

• You can make up your own abbreviation, as long as you tell your co-workers

• There is a "don't use" list of abbreviations made by Joint Commission

• There are standard medical abbreviations that have been agreed upon in the medical community to use

Exercise Science
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19XdmIOqoMby6EuuUsTN7WuMZr1Ppe30UNFhm7s1KaDo/edit?usp=sharing

Medical Therapeutics
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UEyi8t2bDNuwSlTylGGU3sEjaQQfrE3l/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109689128540195605131&rtpof=true&sd=true

Health Science
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eaWITleKaXhYGJuU0egYB9-a9O52kD91/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104510333116925821785&rtpof=true&sd=true