Medical Terminology Final Review Combining Forms: Acous/o = Hearing Aden/o = Gland Andr/o = Male Ather/o = Yellowish Plaque‚ Fatty Substance Aur/o = Ear Auricul/o = Ear Blephar/o =Eyelid Carcin/o = Cancerous‚ Cancer Cardi/o = Heart Cephal = Head Chem/o =Chemical Choledoch/o = Common Bile Duct Coron/o = Heart Cyan/o = Blue Dacry/o = Tear Dermat/o = Skin Dipl/o = Double Encephal/o = Brain Enter/o = Intestines; Small Intestines Gastr/o = Stomach Glyc/o = Sugar Gonad/o = Sex
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December 2011 from Wikispaces website: http:// http://npjrhealthr62010.wikispaces.com/Integumentary+System+-+Diseases+and+Disorders Moisio‚ M. A.‚ & Moisio‚ E. W. (2008). Chapter 3‚ Integumentary system. In M. A. Moisio‚ & E. W. Moisio‚ Medical terminology: a student centered approach (2nd ed.‚ p. 52). Clifton Park‚ NY‚ United States of America: Delmar. Scott‚ A. S. (2009). Integumentary System. In A. S. Scott‚ Workbook to Accompany Body Structures and Functions (11th ed.‚ p. 49). Clifton Park
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6. Bacteremia bacteria in the blood 7. Thrombocytopenia decrease in platelets Use the suffix –emia to write words for the following definitions: 8. Presence of pus in the blood pyemia 9. Presence of viruses in the blood viremia 10. Presence of excess white cells in the blood leukemia Exercise 10-2‚ p. 226 Identify and define the root in the following words: Root Meaning of Root 1. Hematology hemato blood 2. Panmyeloid myelo bone marrow 3. Prothrombin
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pressure is applied Exsanguinate to stop from bleeding out and bleeding to death Range of motion and laxity the degree of movement that a lever is capable of completing when restricted by a joint and its surrounding tissues. Trocar is a medical instrument with a sharply pointed end‚ often three-sided‚ that is used inside a hollow cylinder (cannula) to introduce this into blood vessels or body cavities. Arthroscope a type of endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision
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Below you will find two medical scenarios to read. Please identify 15 medical terms that would be unfamiliar to a layman or non-medical person. For each identified term: a.Identify the prefix‚ suffix and word root where appropriate. b.Please provide a plural or singular form for the selected medical terms‚ if the term changes form. Example: •Stomach: no additional information needed •Analysis: supply “analyses” the plural format •Appendectomies: supply “appendectomy” the singular format
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Interpret and Apply Medical Terminology Appropriately While most medical office personnel‚ in either setting‚ will not necessarily have to know vast amounts of technical medical terminology‚ it is important to have a working knowledge in order to effectively fulfill your duties in a medical setting. There are numerous resources online‚ college courses‚ books‚ and flash cards one can use to learn medical terminology. Every office will likely have a good medical dictionary and other resources
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Unit 8 promote and implement health and safety in health and social care Understand own responabilites and the responabilities of others relating to health and safety 1.1 identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health or social care work setting The legislations are: * the health and safety at work act 1974 * management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 * manual handling operations regulations 1992 * health and safety first aid regulations 1981
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Unit 8 Caring for children E1 It’s important for practitioners to meet the needs of all children as children are the main priority and many children have different individual needs. Children get look upon as a group of children and sometimes these individual needs are not met. Practitioners must identify children as being unique‚ having their own individual interests and talents. It’s vital the children’s needs are met so activities can be planned around them in order to make everyone feel
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Unit 8 – Promote and implement Health and Safety within the Health and Social Care Setting As a support worker I and all of my colleagues including other support workers‚ team leaders and the manager have roles and responsibilities regarding health and safety within the workplace. Our role as a team is to prevent any health or safety hazards to the highest standard that we can so that service users and anyone within the workplace including employees and family members of service users are not
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Handout 3.1 Pretest Write the letter corresponding to the medical term defined. __a_ 1. inflammation of the skin of the extremities a. acrodermatitis b. acrocyanosis c. dermatitis __c_ 2. pertaining to under the skin a. dermal b. percutaneous c. hypodermic __a_ 3. pertaining to upon the skin a. epidermal b. percutaneous c. subcutaneous __b_ 4. disease of the skin a. dermatology b. dermatopathy c. dermatitis __b__ 5. red skin a. xanthoderma b. erythroderma
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