Lesson One: Origins of Medical Terminology

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Heimlich maneuver

(example of eponym) used to dislodge food from the airway of a person who is choking.

Ped/o

Child or Foot

gastr/o

stomach

Orth/o

straight

What is an eponym? -abbreviation -word formed from an abbreviation -term derived from a person's name

term derived from a person's name

orthopedics

the branch of medicine that focuses on treating muscle and bone deformities.

What kind of term is formed from an abbreviation and pronounced as a word? -acronym -eponym -Heimlich maneuver

Acronym

Elements of which two languages form the basis of many modern medical terms? -Greek and French -Latin and German -Greek and Latin

Greek and Latin

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

an example of a technology-based term drawn from modern English

eponym

derived from the name of a personâ€"often a physician or scientistâ€"who was the first to identify a certain condition or to devise a medical procedure.

Where did modern medicine originate? -ancient Greece and Rome -Mesopotamia -India

Ancient Greece and Rome

Review

Because Western medicine began in ancient Greece and Rome, many medical terms today have components of the Greek and Latin languages. These terms are built from word parts. Other sources of medical terminology include acronyms and eponyms. An acronym is a term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase and pronounced as a word. For example, the acronym AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. An eponym is a term derived from the name of a person—often a physician or a scientist—who was the first to identify a certain condition or to devise a medical procedure or technique. Technology- and science-based terms are continually added to the lexicon of medical terminology as new discoveries are made.

-Ic

Pertaining to

acronym

a term formed using the first letters of the word in a phrase, such as AIDS, which stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

-itis

inflammation

gastroenteritis

inflammation of the stomach and intestines

enter/o

intestines


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