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医学英语构词法讲座医学英语构词法讲座MedicalTerminology王克勤MedicalTerminologyIntroductionEveryprofessionhasitsjargon,aspecializedlanguagethatallowsforquick,efficientcommunicationbetweenmembersofthesameprofessionwhileminimizingthepotentialformisunderstandingsIntroductionMedicalterminologyisaspecialvocabularyusedbyhealthcareprofessionalsforeffectiveandaccuratecommunication.BecauseitisbasedmainlyonGreekandLatinwordsmedicalterminologyisconsistentanduniformthroughouttheworld.Itisalsoefficient;althoughsomeofthetermsarelong,theyoftenreduceanentirephrasetoasinglewordMedicalterminologyisaspeciaThemedicalvocabularyisvast,andlearningitmayseemlikelearningtheentirevocabularyofaforeignlanguage.Moreover,lkethejargonthatarisesinallchangingfields,itisalwaysexpanding.Thetaskseemsoverwhelming,buttherearemethodsthatcanaidinlearningandrememberingwordsandcanevenhelpinmakinginformedguessesregardingthemeaningsofunfamiliarwords.Mostmedicaltermscanbedividedintocomponentparts-rootsprefixes,andsuffixes--thatmaintainthesamemeaningwhenevertheyappear.Bylearningthesemeanings,youcananalyzeandremembermanywordaThemedicalvocabularyisvaTeachaperson500medicaltermsandtheyknow500medicalterms.Teachaperson500components(prefixes,roots,suffixes)andtheycanunderstandamedicalglossaryTeachaperson500medicalterThiscourseteachesyouhowmedicaltermsarebuilt'orputtogetherinsteadofjustmemorizinglotsofmedicalwordsandtheirmeanings.Youlearntorecognizethemeaningofamedicaltermbydividingthewordintoitsthreebasiccomponentparts:theprefix,rootandsuffixByknowingthemeaningsoftheprefixes,suffixes,androotwordsyoucaneasilyfigureoutthemeaningofamedicaltermaThistechniqueofwordbuildingisasimpleandstraightforwardwaytolearnmedicalterminologywithoutlonghoursofmemorizingthemedicaldictionaryThiscourseteachesyouhowmeWordBuildingBasicsThekeytowordbuildingisinthebasiccomponentsofeachmedicalterm.Mostmedicaltermsareformedbyacombinationof2or3basiccomponentsorparts,knowinghowtodivideamedicaltermisthefirststep.Knowingthemeaningofthetermscomponentsisthesecondstep.ComprehendingthesetwabasickeysisyourfoundationofwordbuildingThebasiccomponents(parts)ofallmedicaltermsarePrefixIsasmallpartaddedtothebeginningofaterm,tochangeormodifythemeaningofRootGivestheessentialmeaningoftheterm.Itisaword,whichcanstand-aloneanditSuffixIsthewordending.AletterorgroupoflettersplacedaftertherootwordtochangeormodifythewordsmeaningWordBuildingBasicsNecessarycomponentpartstoconnecttherootswithsuffixesandmakethemedicaltermspronounceableCombiningConnectsrootwordstosuffixesandrootwordstootherrootwordsCombiningIsthecombinationoftherootandcombiningvowelEXAMPLE:Constructingamedicalterm:HEMAT/O/LOGYHEMAT/LOGYRootCombiningvowelsuffixToanalyzeamedicalterm,beginattheendoftheword.Theendingiscalledthesuffix.AllmedicaltermscontainsuffixesThesuffixintheabovewordisLOGY,whichmeans,"studyof'.Next,findtherootofthewordthatgivesthetermsessentialmeaning,whichinthetermHEMATOLOGY.therootwordisHEMAtThismeans"bloodThenwhatconnectstherootandsuffixtogetherasapronounceabletermisthecombiningvowel,whichinthisterm,isthelettero.Thecombiningvowelhasnomeaningofitsownbutisanimportantconnectorbetweentheroot(HEMAT)andthesuffix(LOGYNecessarycomponentpartstocLetsreviewthemedicaltermsbelowandbreakthemdownintothebuildingblocksformofwordbuilding1.ELECTROCARDIOGRAMELECTR/O/CARDI/O/GRAMELECTR/CARDI/GRAM(electricity)(heart)RootCombiningCombiniIngVowelSuffixReadingthemeaningofthistermfromthesuffixtothe1trootandthenacrosstothe2droot="recordoftheelectricityintheheart.Itistheelectricityflowingwithintheheartthatcausestheheartmuscletocontract,pumpingbloodthroughoutyourbody2.GASTROENTEROLOGYGASTR/O/ENTER/O/LOGYGASTR/ENTERLOGY(stomach)(intestines)(studyof)CombiningRootCombiningVowelyowelSuffixReadingthemeaningofthewordfromthesuffixtothe1"rootandthenacrosstothe2roof="studyofthestomachandtheintestinesLetsreviewthemedicaltermsAsyousee,somemedicaltermshavemorethanonerootword,solookingforthe"O"inmedicaltermswillhelpyoudividethetermintoitscomponentparts.Thecombiningvowelplustherootiscalledacombiningform.However,notallmedicaltermsusethecombiningvowel,asintheexamplesbelow3.GASTRICGASTR/ICGASTR/O(stomach)SuffixReadingthemeaningofthewordfromthesuffixtotheroot="pertainingtothestomach4.SUBGASTRICSUB/GASTRICSUB-GASTR/O(pertainingto)PrefixRootSuffixReadingthemeaningofthewordfromthesuffixtotheprefix,totheroot="pertainingtobelowthestomach5)TRANSURETHRALTRANSURETHRIALTRANSURETHR/OALacros(urethra)(pertainingto)PrefixSuffixReadingthemeaningofthewordfromthesuffixtotheprefix,totheroof="pertainingtoacross(through)theAsyousee,somemedicalterms医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件医学英语构词法讲座共56张课件