Medical Terminology - 2e
About This Book
Word Components Medical terms can be defined by breaking down the term into word components and defining each component. These word components include prefixes, word roots, and suffixes. - The prefix (P) appears at the beginning of the medical term and adds meaning to the word root. - The word root (WR) is the core of many medical terms and refers to the body part or body system to which the term is referring. - The suffix (S) is at the end of the medical term and usually indicates a procedure,
| Category | health-sciences |
|---|---|
| Subject | Medicine: general issues |
| Year | 2023 |
| Authors | |
| Chapters | 19 |
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| Price | |
| Institution | Tacoma Community College |
| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- Word Components
- 2.3 Body Systems & Medical Specialists
- Body Cavities
- Anatomical View of the Body
- Here are examples of integumentary medical terms that can be easily defined by b
- Interactive Learning Activity: Practice labeling the layers of the skin using th
- Interactive Learning Activity: Label the anatomy of the respiratory system using
- Learning Objectives
- Aneurysm
- Interactive Learning Activity: Practice labelling the parts of the lymphatic sys
- Here are examples of common medical terms related to the digestive system that c
- Learning Objectives
- Here are examples of common medical terms related to the skeletal system that ca
- Interactive Learning Activity: Practice labeling the skeletal system.
- Here are examples of common medical terms related to the muscular system that ca
- The main function of the muscular system is movement. Muscles work as antagonist
- Primary Navigation
- Interactive Learning Activity: Practice labeling the parts of the eye, Activity
- Ernstmeyer & Christman - Open Resources for Nursing (Open RN)