A FEW EXCEPTION

A FEW EXCEPTION
As noted before most medical term are formed by the combination of a root or roots modified by suffixes and prefixes. Occasionally ; terms are formed by a root alone or a combination of roots
EXAMPLES
DUCT
Root
To lead
Ovi / duct
ROOT / ROOT
Egg to lead
Ova duct refers to the uterine tube


• Sometimes you will find a term formed the combination of prefixs and a suffix
• EXAMPLE
• Meta / stasis
• PREFIX SUFFIX
• Beyond, after, stop or stand or change
• Metastasis refers to the spread of a disease such as cancer, from one location to another.

SPELLING MEDICAL TERMS
• Correct spelling of medical terms is crucial for communication among health care professionals careless spelling causes misunderstanding that can have serious consequences . the following are some of pitfalls to avoid.
• 1.some words sound exactly the same but are spelled differently and have different meaning . Context is the clue to spelling for example . ileum ( part of the INTESTINE )
ilium ( part of the BONE ) Sitolog ( study of FOOD )
Citology ( study of CELLS )


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• Other words sound similar but are spelled differently and have different meaning. For example.
abduction ( to draw away from )
Adducation ( to draw toward )
hepatoma ( liver tumor )
hematoma ( blood tumor)
Aphagia (inability to swallow)
Aphasia (inability to speak)


• When letters are silent in a term ,they risk being omitted when spelling the ward.
for example :
Pt has a,t, sound if beginning of a term (e.g.nephroptosis) nef-rop-tosis.
Ph has an , f, sound ( diaphragm)
Ps has an ,s , sound (psychology)
• Some wards have more than one accepted spelling . For example.
Orthopedic ORTHOPEADIC British
leukocyte LEUCUCYTE British
• Some combining forms have a same meaning but different origins that compete for usage. For example . There are 3 combining forms refering to the uterus.
Hyster / o ( greek )
Metr / o ( greek )
Uter / o ( latin )