Deck 10: Medical Terminology

Question 1

What abbreviation might you use when telling time?

Answer 1

In English, the abbreviations are used very frequently. Initially, the abbreviations were represented by the suspension signs. The initial syllables are used for creating the syllabic abbreviations. The short form of the phrase or word is termed as the abbreviation. It is composed of the group of letters, which are taken from the phrase or the word.
Abbreviation makes communicating process easy and quick. The abbreviations have a long history and they are created to avoid to spell out the whole word. The syllabic abbreviations are usually written in the lower case and are always pronounced as the words.
The syllabic abbreviations are frequently used in the German language. For telling about the time, several abbreviations are used such as hr represents hour, min represents minute, qh is used for every hour, qhs is used for every night at bedtime, q2h means every two hours and q3h means every 3 hours.

Question 2

What does the abbreviation bid mean when written on a prescription?

Answer 2

The prescription governs the care plan for the patient. It is defined as the health care program, which is implemented by the qualified health care practitioner in the form of instructions. Prescriptions may be in the pre-printed format or may be handwritten.
The prescription includes the recording of the current symptoms of the patients, prescribed drugs and dosages, and the orders suggested by the physician to the patient. The physicians often use the abbreviations for writing the prescriptions. These abbreviations aids in the process of documentation.
In the given case, the abbreviation bid or BID is found written on the prescription of the patient. This abbreviation indicates that the patient is suggested to take the prescribed medication two times a day. The abbreviation bid is the short form of twice or two times a day.

Question 3

What does it mean to pronounce a medical term?

Answer 3

Medicine has a language of its own, which is called medical terminology. It is important to form a correct medical term using prefix, suffix and combining vowel. The pronunciation of the medical term correctly is also equally important.
Pronunciation (how words are made to sound when speaking) of medical term is an important aspect of medical terminology. Words should be correctly spelled and also pronounced correctly. Medical terms represent verbal and written language for understanding physiology, pathology, and anatomy.
If pronunciation is not correct, words may be misunderstood. For example, prostate is a male gland that lies under urinary bladder. On the other hand, prostrate means to collapse and to be lying flat.

Question 4

What is medical terminology?

Question 5

How are prefixes and suffixes used to build medical terms?

Question 6

It has been a long day and your shift is almost over. You are in a hurry to finish your charting and cannot remember some of the abbreviations you are expected to use. You can think of several ways to shorten words that you are using. Is it a good idea to use abbreviations that you makeup? Explain what you should do and why.

Question 7

What is the o called in the word adenopathy? Why is it used?

Question 8

Communication -You have a patient who is complaining of multiple symptoms. Write a description of these symptoms using medical terminology so that your supervisor understands what the patient is experiencing. The symptoms include headache, vomiting, stomach pain, and excessive perspiration.

Question 9

How can you change a term ending in -a to make it plural?

Question 10

Identify the combining vowel in the term osteoporosis.

Question 11

What root word relates to the brain?

Question 12

You have several co-workers who have English as their second language. They are having problems learning and understanding medical terminology. They cannot interpret certain terms and are unfamiliar with some common abbreviations. How should you go about helping your co-workers to be more productive?

Question 13

What is the suffix in the term endocrinology ? What does it mean?

Question 14

Computers -Be aware that clients may research their diagnosis on the Internet. Make a list of both the helpful and challenging outcomes of this possibility. Think of some examples of how this could affect a health occupation aide and write them down for your portfolio.

Question 15

What is an abbreviation?

Question 16

Write a word with the prefix anti-.

Question 17

Why are abbreviations used in medical professions?

Question 18

Patient Education -Take a medical condition, such as osteoporosis or polyarthritis, and write an explanation of the disease assuming that the client you are helping has a limited understanding of English.

Question 19

A doctor writes the following order for a patient: BR. What should the patient do?

Question 20

To what part of a root word is the suffix added?

Question 21

What abbreviation might indicate that a patient should take in liquids only?

Question 22

Which letters can be used as combining vowels? Which letter is most commonly used?

Question 23

If a patient is in the R.R., in what part of the hospital is the patient located?

Question 24

What is osteoporosis ?

Question 25

What does TID/tid stand for on a prescription bottle?

Question 26

How do you make the word ganglion plural?

Question 27

What is the meaning of the root dent ?