In my paper I will be discussing what medical terminology is, where it came from, and how it is applied to medical assistant careers as well as how it is applied to medical administration careers. I will give examples of the importance of medical terminology and specific examples of where medical careers use medical terminology on a day to day basis. I will also give a brief summary and definition of what medical terminology stands for. After reading my paper you should have a good concept of medical terminology’s importance, use, and why medical terminology is not just applied to medical assisting jobs but also why it is important for medical administration employees to also be familiar and have a good grasp on medical terminology. Medical terminology is key to being able to provide clients, patients, and your boss with the best work you can provide because medical terminology is the language of medicine. Medical Terminology is a vocabulary for accurately describing the human body, medical components, conditions, and processes in a science-based manner around word building and comprehension. It is consisted of four main parts. These parts include the word root, prefix, combining form, and suffix. The word root usually describes a body part and is the main part of the word that contains the basic meaning. A prefix is used in front of a word to give location detail, number of parts or time involved. A combining form is a word root plus a combining vowel that enables two parts to be connected which is usually the letter o. The last word part is the suffix. The suffix is added to at the end of a word root to ad meaning such as condition, disease process and procedure. These word parts are very important in the use of medical terminology because without it you would not understand the language of medicine. It is very important for Medical Assistants as well as Medical Administrators to understand and follow the rules of language because medical terminology has its
