Unit A: Medical/Dental Terminology

Program Area: Health Occupation Education

Course Title: Allied Health Sciences I Number: 7211

Unit Title: Medical/Dental Terminology

Suggested Time forInstruction: 5 class periods (90 minute classes)

9 class periods (55 minute classes)

Course Percent: 6%

Unit Evaluation: 100% Cognitive

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Competency: 1H01. Analyze medical and dental terminology.

Specific Objectives:

1H01.01 Interpret medical word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

1H01.02 Analyze words commonly used in medical/dental care.

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Unit A Master Outline

A Medical/Dental Terminology

1H01.01 Interpret medical word roots, prefixes and suffixes.A. Word roots

1. aden2. angio3. arterio4. arthro5. carcin6. cardio7. cephal8. cerebro9. chem.10. chole11. colo12. costo13. cranio14. cyan15. cysto16. cyte17. derma18. entero19. epidemi20. erythro21. gastro22. gingival23. gloss24. glycol

25. hepat26. hemo27. hydro28. hystero29. leuko30. lingua31. mamm, mast32. myelo33. myo34. nephro, ren35. neuro36. ocul, ophthal37. oophor38. odont, dent39. osteo40. oto41. ped, pod42. phleb43. pneumo, pulm44. psych45. rhin46. salpingo47. throac48. trach

B. Prefixes1. a,an2. ab3. ad4. ante5. anti6. aut7. bi8. brady9. circum10. contra11. di12. diplo13. dys14. ecto15. endo, intra16. epi17. hemi18. hyper19. hypo20. inter21. later

22. lipo23. mal24. mega, macro25. micro26. mono, uni27. neo28. ortho29. peri30. poly31. post32. pre33. pro34. pseudo35. retro36. semi37. sub38. tachy39. tele40. trans41. ultra

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C. Suffixes1. a, ac, al2. algia3. ase4. centre5. cide6. cente7. dipsia8. ectomy9. emesis10. emia11. esthesia12. genesis, genic13. gram, graph14. ia15. iasis16. ism17. itis18. lysis19. malacia20. megaly21. oid

22. ologist23. ology24. oma25. orrhagia26. orrhea27. osis28. ostomy29. pathy30. penia31. phobia32. plasty33. plegia34. pnea35. ptosis36. sclerosis37. scope38. stasis39. toxic40. trophy41. uria

1H01.02 Analyze words commonly used in medical/dental care.A. Interpret word combinationsB. Application

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Unit A Health Care Terminology

Competency 1H01: Interpret medical word roots, prefixes and suffixes.

Materials/ Resources

Badasch, Shirley A. & Chesebro, Doreen S. Introduction to Health Occupations. Latest edition, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, Brady/Prentice Hall.

Ehrilich, Ann. Medical Terminology for Health Professionals. Latest edition. Albany, New York, Delmar Publishers.

National HOSA Handbook: Section B. Published by the Health Occupations Students of America, Flower Mound, Texas. Current Edition. www.hosa.org

Simmers, Louise. Diversified Health Occupations . Latest edition. Mansfield, Ohio:Delmar Publishers. (Workbook and Teacher’s Resource Kit to accompany thistextbook.)

Taber, Clarence Wilbur. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. Philadelphia: F.A.Davis Company.

Vaughn, Dean. Medical Terminology - 350 Program Videos. Westwood, Mass.:DCM/ Instructional Systems. (Workbook to accompany this video series.)Phone number - (508) 660-0700

Note to teacher: Lists are provided for roots, prefixes and suffixes. The teacher may use the lists as provided or modify the lists using the disk copy of this curriculum guide.

Teaching/Learning Indicators: The following letters are used to indicate specific skills/areas required in the instructional activity.

R Reading SS Social StudiesW Writing S ScienceM Math A The ArtsH Health professional/parent/community involvement

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Objective 1H01.01 Interpret medical word roots, prefixes and suffixes.

Teaching/Learning Activities

Critical Thinking AGiven a medical word component, have students create an audionym for the term. The student creates a visual that sounds like the component and the picture helps illustrate the meaning. The more unusual the word association the greater chance the student will remember it.

(Examples: The word “hyper: sounds like “high purr.” Have the students visualize a cat high in the tree. The term means high or elevated. The root word “erythro” sounds like “A red nose.” Erythro means red.)

Note to Teacher: This activity may be done as a whole class or in groups prior to having students attempt to memorize roots, prefixes, and suffixes. The audionyms the students create will serve as memory aides for learning terminology.

TeamworkGive students a copy of “Medical Terminology – Word Roots.” (Appendix 1H01.01A) Have students make flash cards and work in pairs to learn the word roots. The same process may be used for “Medical Terminology - Prefixes and Suffixes.” (Appendix 1H01.01B)

Teamwork AWorking in pairs, have the students trace an outline of one of their bodies on a long sheet of paper. Students then draw and label parts of the body using medical terms. (Example: “cardi-” points to the heart and “hepat-” points to the liver.)

Note to the Teacher: This help the students start to learn where the organs are located in the body as well as the word roots.

TechnologyHave students learn word elements by utilizing medical terminology videos and software. There are multiple computer software programs and videos available which focus on medical terminology. Quite often, medical terminology textbooks come with a related tutorial software program.

HOSAHave the students start a medical terminology notebook. This notebook can be a great resource preparing for HOSA’s Medical Spelling and/or Medical Terminology competition.

Special NeedsEach student will reach the highest level of mastery in the least restrictive environment as recommended in the student’s IEP.

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Objective 1H01.02 Analyze words commonly used

Teaching/Learning Activities

CognitiveHave the students participate in a teacher-led discussion on how word components are combined to form medical terms. After the discussion, have the students practice dissecting combined medical terms and identifying the components in the word as well as the definition (Appendix 1H01.02A)

Employability SkillsHave students complete the “Matching Health Careers” activity. (Appendix 1H01.02B)

Technology RHave the students surf the Internet and look for medical case studies or articles. They should make note of medical terminology words used in the article and try to define them by taking the terms apart and identifying the root words, suffixes, and prefixes. They should verify their definitions by using a medical dictionary. (If Internet is not available, the students may use medical journals.)

Critical ThinkingWorking individually or in pairs, have the students invent/design and construct games or word puzzles using medical terms.

Note to Teacher: Scrabble games can be picked up in yard sales and the students can play Scrabble forming medical words.

HOSAHave the students participate in Medical or Dental Spelling and Medical or Dental Terminology events in class. This will help prepare students for the regional, state, and national competition.

Have students type dictated medical histories on computers. This is great practice for one of the skills in the Administrative Medical Assisting Event.

TeamworkDivide the class into teams of 2-4 students and complete the “Medical Terminology Challenge.” (Appendix 1H01.02C)

Make 3-4 sets of cards using root words, prefixes and suffixes. Divide the class into 3-4 groups, giving each a set of cards. The teacher can read out a definition and the students must make the correct word using the cards. The first team to give the signal they are done – wins. You can make the signal something fun, and let teams accumulate points.

Special NeedsEach student will reach the highest level of mastery in the least restrictive environment as recommended in the student’s IEP.

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Unit A: Medical/Dental TerminologyWord Roots

aden glandangio blood vesselarterio arteryarthro jointcarcin cancercardio heartcephal headcerebro brainchem drugchole gall, bilecolo coloncosto ribscranio skullcyan bluecysto bladder, saccyte cellderma skinentero intestineepidemi among the peopleerythro redgastro stomachgingiva gumgloss tongueglyco sugar

hepat liverhemo bloodhydro waterhystero uterusleuko whitelingua tonguemamm, mast breastmyelo bone marrowmyo musclenephro, ren kidneyneuro nerveocul, ophthal eyeoophor ovaryodont, dent toothosteo boneoto earped, pod footphleb veinpneumo,pulm lungpsych mind, soulrhin nosesalpingo tubethorac thorax, chesttrach trachea

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Appendix 1H01.01A

Unit A: Medical/Dental TerminologyPrefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes Suffixesa, an without a, ac, al pertaining toab away from algia painad toward ase enzymeante before centre punctureanti against cide causing deathaut self cente puncturebi both, two dipsia thirstbrady slow ectomy surgical removalcircum round emesis vomitcontra against emia blooddi two esthesia sensationdiplo double genesis, genic origin, sourcedys painful, difficult gram, graph pictures, recordecto outside ia a diseaseendo, intra inside iasis abnormal conditionepi upper, above ism state ofhemi half itis inflammationhyper excessive, , above, more than lysis destructionhypo deficient, below, less than malacia softeninginter between megaly enlargedlater side oid like, similarlipo fat ologist specialistmal bad, difficult ology study ofmega/macro large oma tumormicro small orrhagia hemorrhagemono, uni one, single orrhea flowneo new osis condition ofortho straight ostomy surgical openingperi around, pathy diseasepoly many, much penia deficiencypost behind, after phobia fearpre before, in front of plasty surgical repairpro forward plegia stroke, paralysispseudo false pnea breathingretro backward, behind ptosis drooping downsemi half sclerosis hardeningsub below scope picture, inspectiontachy fast stasis stoppagetele distant, far toxic poisonoustrans across trophy development, growthultra beyond, excess uria urine

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Appendix 1H01.01B

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Name __________________________________________ Date _________

Word Root QuizFill in the blank with the appropriate word root.

1. muscle _______________________

2. bone marrow _______________________

3. head _______________________

4. uterus _______________________

5. sugar _______________________

6. tongue _______________________

7. blood _______________________

8. cell _______________________

9. bone _______________________

10. cancer _______________________

11. ribs _______________________

12. gum _______________________

13. nose _______________________

14. water _______________________

15. skin _______________________

16. blood vessel _______________________

17. intestine _______________________

18. bladder _______________________

19. drug _______________________

20. brain _______________________

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Name __________________________________________ Date _________

Prefix Quiz

Fill in the blank with the appropriate prefix.

1. outside _________________________

2. double _________________________

3. large _________________________

4. straight _________________________

5. across _________________________

6. fat _________________________

7. against _________________________

8. forward _________________________

9. false _________________________

10. below _________________________

11. fast _________________________

12. new _________________________

13. two _________________________

14. without _________________________

15. inside _________________________

16. bad, difficult _________________________

17. round _________________________

18. self _________________________

19. behind, after _________________________

20. half _______________________

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Name __________________________________________ Date _________

Suffix Quiz

Fill in the blank with the appropriate suffix.

1. pain _________________________

2. inflammation _________________________

3. tumor _________________________

4. stoppage _________________________

5. urine _________________________

6. poisonous _________________________

7. fear _________________________

8. condition of _________________________

9. hardening _________________________

10. destruction _________________________

11. sensation _________________________

12. breathing _________________________

13. pertaining to _________________________

14. enlarged _________________________

15. surgical repair _________________________

16. softening _________________________

17. a disease _________________________

18. blood _________________________

19. enzyme _________________________

20. vomit ___________________________

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Name __________________________________________ Date _________

Medical Terminology Identification

Divide each word into word parts, and identify the word part. One example is provided for you.

1. Cardi/ology Cardio = heart ology = study of

2. Pericarditis _____________________________________

3. Cyanosis _________________________________________

4. Dysuria _________________________________________

5. Hydrocephalic _________________________________________

6. Hepatomegaly _________________________________________

7. Hyperemesis _________________________________________

8. Lipoma _________________________________________

9. Tracheostomy _________________________________________

10. Erythrocytopenia _________________________________________

11. Otosclerosis _________________________________________

12. Intercostal _________________________________________

13. Oophorectomy _________________________________________

14. Hysterectomy _________________________________________

15. Nephrologist _________________________________________

16. Hypodermic _________________________________________

17. Rhinorrhea _________________________________________

18. Mammoplasty _________________________________________

19. Pharyngitis _________________________________________

20. Osteomalacia _________________________________________

Appendix 1H01.02A

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Matching Health Careers

Who would you go to for the following disorders? Some of the career options may be used more than once.

_____1. An eye infection A. A nephrologist

_____2. A Craniotomy B. A dermatologist

_____3. Blood drawn C. A gastrologist

_____4. Hematuria D. A cardiologist

_____5. Stomach problems E. A phlebotomist

_____6. A carcinoma F. An ophthalmologist

_____7. Multiple personality G. A neurologist

_____8. A skin rash H. A surgeon

_____9. Pericarditis I. An oncologist

____10. A hepatectomy J. Thoracic surgeon

____ 11. Arteriosclerosis K. A psychiatrist

____ 12. Chronic cephalgia L. Dentist

____ 13. Gingivitis

____ 14. Schizophrenia

____ 15. Pneumonectomy

Appendix 1H01.02B

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Answer Key: Matching Health Careers

__F___1. An eye infection A. A nephrologist

__G___2. A Craniotomy B. A dermatologist

__E___3. Blood drawn C. A gastrologist

__A___4. Hematuria D. A cardiologist

__C___5. Stomach problems E. A phlebotomist

__I___6. A carcinoma F. An ophthalmologist

__J___7. Multipersonality G. A neurologist

__B___8. A skin rash H. A surgeon

__D___9. Pericarditis I. An oncologist

__H__10. A hepatectomy J. Thoracic surgeon

__D__ 11. Arteriosclerosis K. Psychiatrist

__G__ 12. Chronic cephalgia L. Dentist

__L__ 13. Gingivitis

__K__ 14. Schizophrenia

__J__ 15. Pneumonectomy

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Medical Terminology Challenge

Directions: You are to define the following words by breaking them down into components. The only resources you may use are your other team members. The first team to correctly define all the terms will be the winner. GOOD LUCK!!

1. Adenoid 14. Cyanosis

2. Intercostal 15. Dermatoma

3. Homopathy 16. Myalgia

4. Hydrolysis 17. Tachycardia

5. Anesthesia 18. Arteriosclerosis

6. Cystogram 19. Mammectomy

7. Craniotomy 20. Sublingual

8. Glycosuria 21. Erythrocyte

9. Epidemiologist 22. Rhinorrhea

10. Osteopathy 23. Thrombocytopenia

11. Gastrostomy 24. Proctoscope

12. Cardiopulmonary 25. Gingivitis

13. Arthroplasty 26. Microcephaly

Appendix 1H01.02C

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