When i was 1st year at medical school , i was facing problem with Medical Terminology , No one advice me indeed , So i make this presentation make Medical Terminology so Easy for Primary Medical students , hope you enjoy it :)

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Meshari Alqoopisi @Alqoopisi

3. Course & Workshop

4. Anemia
Pediatric
Hepatosplenomegaly
Glomerulonephritis
Pallidus
Hydrolysis
Edema
Cardiac
Ataxia
Anesthesis
Arteriosclerosis
Cilia
Cranial
Exophthalmos
Filariasis
Diabetes
Hyperemia
Intestinal
Lactation
Nerve
Corpuscle
Meconium
Murmers
Pleural
Neurons
Pneumonia
Hemothorax
Hypoxia
Renal
Sympathetic
Solitary
Strock
Spermatogenesis
Schizophrenia
Tricuspid
Nephrology
Thyroid
Varus
Valgus
Zygote
Quinsy
Dystocia
Subdural
Ulcer
Trauma
Lymphoma
Dermal

7. Little Bit Scary !!

8. Do you like to Run Away ?

9. Challenge , isn’t ?!

10. Are you need it or NOT ?

12. Trust your self…

13. Have Ambition Spirit…

14. Never Say Never…

15. Be Optimistic ^_^

16. Keep on , Reach your Goals …

17. Is that possible !

18. My 1st translated paper in 1st year :)

20. You Have Good Enough Time

21. Rules of Success
Ambition
OptimisticConfidence

22. Rules of Disciplines

25. Break 1

26. Outcomes
• Demonstrate knowledge of important Medical Terms.
• Basics of Medical Terms: root, prefixes & suffixes.
• Medical Dictionary: recommended ,use , type .
• Workshop about how to:
- Search on Medical Dictionary .
- Identify Root, prefixes & suffixes in medical terms.

27. Medical Terminology
“The Language of the Health Profession”
"Medical terminology is the professional
language of those who are directly or
indirectly engaged in the art of healing."

28. • When you understand the
structure of medical terms, you
can "decode" the terms into their
parts and derive the meaning
quite easily.

29. Significance of Medical Terminology ?
In medical dictionaries, definitions should to the
greatest extent possible be:
• Simple & easy.
• Useful clinically.
• Specific.
• Measurable.
• Reflecting current scientific knowledge.
• Language of Physicians, Nurses & Health care
provider.

30. Medical Terms
• There are Basics / Master Key / Golden Rule ,
you should follow it to start Learning Medical
Terms :

31. Prefix Root Suffix
Medical Terms
• Basic elements of medical words :
interfix

32. • Some medical and scientific terms combine
more than one root into a single word.
• O is considered as interfix.
• e.g: Neuro-patho-logy
interfix

34. Root contains the basic meaning. It is the stem
to which affixes (prefix, suffix, interfix, ..) can
be attached.
Example;
friendship = friend [stem] + ship [affix]
Root

36. • A prefix is an affix which is placed before the
stem of a word.
• It is also called a reformative, because it alters
the form of the word to which it is affixed.
• It changes word's meaning or makes a new
word.
• Types: Positions, Descriptions, Measurements
Prefix

38. • A suffix (also sometimes called a postfix or
ending) is an affix which is placed after the
stem of a word. It changes word's meaning or
function.
Suffix

40. How to Build Medical Terms !
• Hyper-glyc-emia = increase the sugar in blood
• Hyper- = increase = Prefix
• -glycol = sugar = Root
• -emia = blood = Suffix

41. There are secrets behind any Medical Term!!!
Caput Medusa

42. Achilles tendon

43. Origin of Medical Terms
• Hippocrates was a Greek
physician and is known
as the “father of
medicine.”
• 75% of medical terms
are based on either
Greek or Latin words.

44. ‫الطبية‬ ‫المصطلحات‬ ‫في‬ ‫العزبية‬ ‫الجذور‬
Arabic Origin of Medical Terms
http://www.slideshare.net/AhmedRefat/arabic-origin-of-medical-terms

45. Medical Terms Abbreviations
• Use to make long medical terms or name of
diseases or clinical description or medical
devices or symbol in short form.
• e.g:
- AIDS : Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- ECG : Electrocardiogram
- ↓: decrease , low

46. How to use Medical Dictionary
• You can find many Medical Dictionary …
• It source of Medical Terminology…
• There is some Medical Dictionary specialized
in certain subject in medicine…
• Soft / hard copy

48. Recommended Medical Dictionary
• On online website for electronic dictionaries:
http://www.medicalterminologydb.com/
http://www.medterminologyforcare.co.uk/medic
al/
Taber’s medical dictionary:
http://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/ub
Mosby's medical dictionary
Stedman's medical dictionary:
http://www.stedmans.com/

49. • On Smartphone Applications:

51. Hard copy Vs. Soft copy
Soft copyHard copy
Website , ApplicationsBookstoreAvailable
FreeBuyPrize
EasyDifficultSearch
SaveWasteTime
Laptop , smart phoneRoofStorage
Illustrated, conciseTensQuantity
BriefInformativeQuality

52. Medical Terminology on :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fiEszFPRE8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2TWkGLiQMo

53. Break 2

54. Workshop
•Practice how to use the Medical Dictionary.
•Try to find Medical Terms in the Dictionary.
•Identify basic structure of Medical Terms :
Prefix
Root
Combining Form
Suffix

56. ROOT WORDS
• A root is the foundation
or basic meaning of a
word.
• May appear with a
prefix or suffix, or
between a prefix or
suffix.
• cardi - root for heart
• hepat- root for liver
• neur - root for nerve
• nephr - root for kidney
• cyt- root for cell

57. PREFIX
• Pre - prefix means before
• peri- prefix means around
• hemi - prefix means half
• micro - prefix means small
• neo- prefix means new
• The prefix is a part
of the word that
precedes the word
root and changes
its meaning.
• Often indicates
location, time, or
number.

58. SUFFIX
• A suffix is the word
ending that follows the
word root and changes
its meaning.
• Often indicates the
procedure, condition,
disorder, or disease.
• -itis - suffix means
inflammation
• -ology - suffix means
the study of
• - ectomy- suffix means
surgical removal-plast-
suffix means surgical
repair

59. hyperlipoproteinemia
SuffixRootCombining
Form
RootPrefix
-emiaproteinolipHyper-Word Part
blood--fatexcessiveMeaning

60. Thanks 

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