医学专业英词汇构成第讲.pptVIP

CONCEPT Medical terminology is a special vocabulary used by health care professionals for effective and accurate communication. based mainly on Greek Latin 盎格鲁-撒克逊语 Features Administer , foreign body, complain, labor Gene, clone, yin, yang, aspirin Brain death, HFMD, scar tissue -itis, arthritis, hepatitis, gastritis A.c.(ante cibum), B.i.d(bis in die), BP, ARDS, COPD, SARS,TCM Adams apple, venereal disease Pee or urine? Word elements Word root Combining form Suffix Prefix Root Root is the fundamental unit of each medical word A word root is the main part or foundation of a word; all medical words have at least one word root. Combining Forms A combining form (CF) is created when a word root is combined with a vowel. This vowel is usually an o. The vowel has no meaning of its own, but enables two word elements to be linked. suffix A suf?x is a short word part or series of parts added at the end of a root to modify its meaning Three Rules of Word Building Exercises Prefix A pre?x is a word element located at the beginning of a word which added before a root to modify its meaning. Substituting one prefix for another prefix changes the meaning of the word. A prefix usually indicates a number, time, position, or negation. Word elements De?ning Medical Words Medical Terminology Zisen Zhang Example Microscope CT MRI HIV AIDS SARS Dyspepsia, Eupepsia Abdomen , In vitro , In vivo 心 cardia cor heart 肠 enteron intestine bowel How you combine these elements and whether all or some of them are present in a medical word determine the meaning of a word. teacher, teaches, teaching teach speaker, speaks, speaking speak A word root may be used alone or combined with other elements to form another word with a different meaning. alcohol alcoholism (condition marked by impaired control over alcohol use)