Medical Terminology Simplified

1

CHAPTER

1

Introduction

to Programmed

Learning and

Medical Word

Building

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

• Learn medical terminology by using the programmed learning technique.


• Identify and define four elements used to build medical words.


• Analyze and define the various parts of a medical term.


• Apply the rules learned in this chapter to pronounce medical words correctly.


• Define and provide examples of surgical, diagnostic, pathological, and related suffixes.


• Apply the rules learned in this chapter to write singular and plural forms of medical words.


• Locate and apply guidelines for pluralizing terms.


• Practice pronouncing the medical terms presented in this chapter.


• Demonstrate your knowledge of this chapter by successfully completing the frames and
  learning activities.