CH1 Review Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| 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 |
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