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Medical Terminology
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Medical language is made up primarily of words taken from what two ancient languages? | Greek and Latin |
| What does Eponym mean? | "to put your name on something" ex: Lou Gehrig's disease |
| What does Acronym mean? | "to make a name with the ends" This means a word made up of the first letters of each of the word that make the phrase. Ex: Magnetic Resonance Imagine or MRI |
| Where were the foundations of Western medicine? | Ancient Greece and Rome |
| Who is considered to be the "Father of Western Medicine"? | Hippocrates |
| How do you know what syllable to emphasize? | Usually its the last 3 syllables. |
| What is the last syllable, second-to-last syllable and third to last syllable each called? | Ultima-last syllable Penult- second to last syllable Antepenult- Third to last |
| how is the letter C pronounced when its before and A, O or U? | K example: Cardiac, Contra, Cut |
| how is the letter C pronounced when its before E, I or Y? | S example: Cephalic, Cilium, Cyst |
| how is CH pronounced? | K example: chiropractor |
| How is G pronounced when it is before A, O or U? | G example: Gamma, Goiter, Gutta |
| How is G pronounce when it is before E, I or Y? | J example: genetic, giant, biology |
| How is PH pronounced? | F example: pharmacy |
| How is PN pronounced? | N example: Pneumonia |
| How is PT pronounced when its the first letters? | T example: Pterigium |
| How is RH or RRH pronounced? | R example: Rhinoplasty, Hemorrhage |
| How is X pronounced when its the first letter? | Z example: Xeroderma |
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