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The purpose of medical language?
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Medical Language

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The purpose of medical language? - be clear -communicate quickly -provide comfort to patients
The origins of medical language? Comes from 2 ancient languages (Greek and Latin) Modern language (German, French and English)
Principles of medical language? Do more than memorize the words Be able to break down and understand words
Parts used to build medical Language combo of root, suffix and prefix
How are medical terms translated -read the word -say the word out loud -break word into parts -translate the parts -reassemble the pieces into a statement
Ultima the last syllable
Penult the almost last syllable
Antepenult the one that is just before the penult
root foundation or subject of the term
suffix ending that gives essential meaning to the term
prefix added to the beginning of a term when needed to further the root
Created by: jcazares10
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