"Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it."
Learning the vocabulary used in healthcare to describe anatomy, conditions, treatments, and procedures.
Anatomy and Physiology: Study of the structure and function of the human body.
Medical terminology: Language used by healthcare professionals to describe medical conditions, procedures, and treatments.
Healthcare delivery systems: Systems used by hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities to provide care to patients.
Pharmacology: Study of drugs and their effects on the body, including prescribing, dispensing, and administering medications.
Medical abbreviations: Shortened forms used in medical records, prescriptions, and other medical documentation.
Medical documentation: Writing and recording clinical information, including medical history, physical examinations, and treatments.
Medical ethics: Principles of morality and medical professionalism in healthcare.
Medical law: Legal issues related to healthcare, including informed consent, patient privacy, and medical malpractice.
Healthcare insurance and reimbursement: Payment systems and insurance policies used to cover medical expenses.
Clinical procedures: Common procedures performed in medical facilities,including blood draws, vaccinations, and diagnostic tests.
Anatomy: The study of the structure and organization of body parts and systems.
Physiology: The study of the functions of the body and its systems.
Pathology: The study of the nature, causes, and effects of disease.
Pharmacology: The study of drugs and their effects on the body.
Immunology: The study of the immune system, its function and disorders.
Medical Terminology: The vocabulary used in medicine, consisting of word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
Symptomatology: The study of symptoms, their causes and effects.
Diagnostic: The process of determining the nature and cause of a disease or disorder.
Therapeutic: The treatment of disease or injury.
Radiology: The use of radiation, ultrasound and other imaging techniques to diagnose and treat disease.
Surgery: The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of injury, disease, and deformity by manual or operative methods.
Obstetrics and Gynecology: The branch of medicine that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the female reproductive system.
Pediatrics: The medical care of infants, children, and adolescents.
Geriatrics: The medical care of the elderly.
Neurology: The study of the nervous system and disorders affecting it.
Cardiology: The study of the heart and its functions, diseases, and disorders.
Pulmonology: The study of the respiratory system and its diseases and disorders.
Gastroenterology: The study of the digestive system and its diseases and disorders.
Endocrinology: The study of the endocrine system and its diseases and disorders.
Oncology: The study of cancer and its treatment.
"Medical terminology is used in the field of medicine."
"Medical terminology has quite regular morphology, the same prefixes and suffixes are used to add meanings to different roots."
"For example, in the disorder known as hypertension, the prefix 'hyper-' means 'high' or 'over'."
"The root word 'tension' refers to pressure."
"So the word 'hypertension' refers to abnormally high blood pressure."
"The roots, prefixes, and suffixes are often derived from Greek or Latin."
"The roots, prefixes, and suffixes are often quite dissimilar from their English-language variants."
"This regular morphology means that once a reasonable number of morphemes are learned it becomes easy to understand very precise terms assembled from these morphemes."
"Much medical language is anatomical terminology, concerning itself with the names of various parts of the body."
"Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it."
"Medical terminology is used in the field of medicine."
"Medical terminology has quite regular morphology, the same prefixes and suffixes are used to add meanings to different roots."
"For example, in the disorder known as hypertension, the prefix 'hyper-' means 'high' or 'over'."
"The root word 'tension' refers to pressure."
"So the word 'hypertension' refers to abnormally high blood pressure."
"The roots, prefixes, and suffixes are often derived from Greek or Latin."
"The roots, prefixes, and suffixes are often quite dissimilar from their English-language variants."
"This regular morphology means that once a reasonable number of morphemes are learned it becomes easy to understand very precise terms assembled from these morphemes."
"Much medical language is anatomical terminology, concerning itself with the names of various parts of the body."