Lesson One: Origins of Medical Terminology
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
