Medical Terminology

• You should be able to explain what medical terminology is and why it is important.

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• Explain the difference between a prefix, a suffix and a combining vowel.​

1. Looking at the definition of medical terminology.

2. ​Thinking about why medical terminology is important and when it might be used.

3. ​Introduction to prefixes, suffixes and combining vowels.

​What are we learning today?

Learning Objectives

​What do you need to know by the end of the lesson?

Group Task - Research

​In groups, you will try and answer the questions on the padlet.

​Person 1 - What do you think medical terminology is?

Person 2 - Why is medical terminology used?

Person 3 - Who are the people who use medical terminology?

Person 4 ​- Give an example of medical terminology

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​What is Medical Terminology​?

​This is the Language used by medical professionals.

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Why is it important:​

• Helps emergency teams identify the problems quicker.

• Helps medical teams identify the right treatment quicker.

• Saves time in an emergency​!

True or false game...

Medical words are made up of different parts. 

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They can include the following:

• Prefix

• Root word

• Suffix

• Combining vowels

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​Medical Terms

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Hypothermia = your body temperature goes below normal heat.

Example:

​Prefixes and suffixes

FOOTBALL

BUTTERFLY

ABNORMAL

​Prefixes, suffixes and root words

HYPOGLYCEMIA

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HYPERTHYROID​ISM

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DERMATOLOGY

​Prefixes, suffixes and combining vowels

BIOLOGY

CARDIOLOGY

CARCINOGENIC

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​Which of these words have a combining vowel?

​​All together

TERMINOLOGY

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The final quiz...