Medical Terminology Simplified

Do not look at the answer column before you write your response and do not move ahead in a chapter.

Progress in developing a medical vocabulary depends on your ability to learn the material presented in each

frame.

1–9 Completing one frame at a time is the most effective method of learning. To

achieve your goal of learning medical terminology, complete one __________ at a time.

1–10 Whenever you make an error, it is important to go back and review the

previous frame(s). You need to determine why you wrote the wrong answer before

proceeding to the next frame.

You may always go __________and review information you have forgotten.

Just remember, do not look ahead.

1–11 Do not be afraid to make a mistake. In programmed learning, you will learn

and profit by your mistakes if you correct them immediately.

Always ____________________your answer immediately after you write it.

1–12 Because accurate spelling is essential in medicine, correct all misspelled

words immediately. Do so by comparing your answer with the one in the left-hand

____________________column.

1–13 In medicine, it is important to spell correctly. Correct spelling can be a

crucial component in determining the validity of evidence presented in a malpractice

lawsuit. A physician can lose a lawsuit because of misspelled words that result in a

misinterpreted medical record.

To provide correct information, medical words must be spelled

____________________ in a medical record.

Word Elements

A medical word consists of some or all of the following elements:

• Word root


• Combining form


• Suffix


• Prefix
  How you combine these elements and whether all or some of them are present in a medical word determine the meaning
  of a word. The purpose of this chapter is to help you learn to identify these elements and use them to form medical terms.

1–14 The four elements that are used to build a medical word are the word root,

combining form, ____________________, and ____________________.

1–15 Medical terminology is not difficult to learn when you understand how the

elements are combined to form a word.

To develop a medical vocabulary, you must understand the ____________________

that form medical words.

Frame 1–1to Frame 1–15

Word Elements • CHAPTER 1 3

frame

back

correct, check, or verify

answer

correctly, or accurately

suffix, prefix

elements, orparts

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