Medical Terminology Course Introduction
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This document provides an introduction to medical terminology for a college course. It discusses how medical terms are built from word parts including prefixes, suffixes, word roots, and combining forms. It also covers pronunciation, spelling, singular/plural forms, abbreviations, and the various elements of a medical record such as notes, reports, and informed consent. Healthcare settings are defined including hospitals, clinics, home health, and hospice. The importance of patient confidentiality is also discussed.
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Editor's Notes
- 1. Prefixes with More Than a Single Definition a. a-, an- no, not, without, lack of, apart b. ad- toward, near, to c. bi- two, double d. de- down, away from e. di- two, double f. dia- through, between g. dif-, dis- apart, free from, separate h. dys- bad, difficult, painful i. ec-, ecto- out, outside, outer j. end-, endo- within, inner k. ep-, epi- upon, over, above l. eu- good, normal m. ex-, exo- out, away from n. extra- outside, beyond o. hyper- above, beyond, excessive p. hypo- below, under, deficient q. in- in, into, not r. mega- large, great s. meta- beyond, over, between, change t. para- beside, alongside, abnormal u. poly- many, much, excessive v. post- after, behind w. pre- before, in front of x. pro- before, in front of y. super- above, beyond z. supra- above, beyond