Medical Terminology
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- Hi! My name is Marie and i am a Teacher in Bago City College. and let me tell you about 'Medical Terminology'
- Medical terminologyis language used to describe anatomical structures, procedures, conditions,processes, and treatments. At first glance, medical terms may appearintimidating, but once you understand the basic word structure and thedefinitions of some common word elements, the meaning of thousands of medicalterms can be easily parsed. Becoming fluent in medical terminology can help tostudents to become successful in their healthcare career path
- Most medical terms adhere to afixed structure of a prefix, root, and suffix. These word components areassembled like building blocks to create a vast vocabulary.
- How is medical terminology used?Medical terminology is used every day throughout the healthcare industry by doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and medical assistants. It is also used by billing specialists and medical coders as well as insurance companies to document conditions, process claims, and enable patients to apply for their insurance coverage.
- What are examples of medical terminology?Suffixes-AEMIA condition of blood leukaemia = cancer of blood cells-ECTOMY excision / removal nephrectomy = excision of a kidney-ITIS inflammation hepatitis = inflammation of the liver
- That is all for todays Lesson! Thank you my dear readers/student.
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