Medterm (pre-mid)

• Medical Terminology - used to describe such things as part of the body, locations in the body, and the functions of the body.
• Medical Terminology - used to describe such things as part of the body
• Appendicitis - inflammation of the appendix
• Term Analysis - organized approach
• Example of term that has 3 parts:

  • Peri-arthr-itis (Periarthritis)
• " inflammation around the joint"

  Peri (prefix) - around

  Arthr (root) - joint

  Itis (suffix) - flammation
• Term with no PREFIX:

  1. Arthr-itis: arthr (inflammation), -itis (joint)
• Examples of Terms with No PREFIX

  1. Gastritis - inflammation of the stomach.
  2. Hepatitis - inflammation of the liver.
  3. Carditis - inflammation of the heart.
  4. Adenitis - inflammation of the gland.
  5. Cardiology - study of the heart.
  6. Gastrology - study of the stomach.
  7. Hepatology - study of the liver.
• TERMS.

  gastr - stomach

  itis - inflammation

  hepat - liver

  logy - study
• Terms with NO ROOT.

  1. Neoplasm - neo (prefix), plasm (suffix)

  "Neo" means (new)

  "-plasm" means (growth)
• Term with 2 ROOTS (followed by suffix)

  1. Osteoarthritis

  "Inflammation of the bone"

  • oste (roots) means "bone"
  • arthr (root) means "joint"
  • -itis (suffix) means "inflammation"
• Combining Vowels - is a vowel (o) combines 2 roots and a suffix.
• Medical Term are made up of the following word elements (3):

  • Prefixes
  • Root
  • Suffixes
• Oste - means bone.
• -itis - means inflammation
• arthr - means joint.
• Aden - gland.
• -logy - study.
• Neo - new.
• plasm - growth.
• -scopy - examination by viewing inside the body.
• Anatomy - the science of body structure.
• Physiology - the science of body functions. How the body works.
• Chemical Level - basic level, includes atoms and molecules.
• Atoms - smallest units of matter.
• Molecule - 2 or more atoms joined together.
• Cellular Level - molecules combine to form cell.
• Cell in our body:

  1. Muscle Cells
  2. Nerve Cells
  3. Epithelial Cells
• Tissue Level - group of cells that works together.
• Muscular Tissue - contracts to make body parts move.
• Nervous Tissue - carries information from one place to another by nerve impulses.
• Types of Tissue

  1. Epithelial Tissue
  2. Connective Tissue
  3. Muscular Tissue
  4. Nervous Tissue
• Organ Level - different type of tissue joint together.
• Organs - structure composed of 2 or more different type of tissues.
• System Level - consist of related organs with common actions.
• Organismal Level - all parts of human body functioning together.
• Common Anatomical Root:

  Adip/o, lip/o, steat/o - fat
• Organismal Level - an organism, living individual. All parts of human body functioning together.
• Connective Tissue - connects, supports and protects body organs.
• Epithelial Tissue - covers body surface, lines hollow organs.