Medical Terminology
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| purpose of medical terminology | each part has its own meaning (prefix, word root, and suffix)
understanding the combination of these parts is important for effective communication and documentation
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| identify the four components that compromise a medical term | prefix,
word root,
combining vowel,
suffix
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| describe how to break down the meaning of a medical term based on its components | prefix-usually location or intensity
word root- essential or primary meaning (body part)
suffix- usually a procedure, condition or disease
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| identify error-prone medical abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols | misunderstanding and errors will occur if everyone does not understand the meaning, some agencies limit use of these for this reason
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| interpret selected medical abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols | see vocab stack
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