Medical terminology

Medical terminology

Medical terminologies are a term used to describe various medical components, medical procedures, and diagnosis. This term is formed when a word root is combined with a suffix or a prefix to give that term a medical meaning. The terms are usually made using Greek word parts. The words are important in medicine as they are used universally preventing confusion with the field of medicine.

Use the following word parts (derm–melan–hidr– crin–therm) in terms to structure 5 logical correct sentences.

The above word parts have been derived from Greek words which are used to refer to several body structures, components, and functions. Derm is a Greek term that means skin. All the terms with this prefix or suffix are associated with the skin. Melan means black in Greek. It is used to form terms that are associated with the black pigment. Sweat is hidr in Greek, therefore this term is added to the root word to associate the term with sweat. Crin means secretion. The term is used to describe the process of sweet secretion. There is a term used to mean heat. In medical terms, it is used to relate the terms to heat.

1. Acrodermatitis is a skin inflammation that affects the extremities characterized by malaise and fever.
2. The ocular surface may show a pigmented lesion known as conjunctiva melanoma which is malignant and can result in a devastating tumor.
3. The sweat glands may get blocked when the humidity level is high lowering the rate of sweating a condition known as hidromeosis.
4. When a sweat gland occurs at the foot informs of a reddish swelling or nodule that consists of fibrovascular cells and basaloid cells.
5. The exothermic process produces heat and therefore is used to produce heat in the body which is then distributed through the circulatory system.

Use the following word parts (nerv–cephal–psych–spin–ot) in terms to structure 5 logical correct sentences.

The term nerve can be used to form words that are connected to the functioning, and parts of the nervous system. cephal term means head and is used to form terms related to the head. Psych is used to form terms that are related to the mind. Spin is a greek term for thorns or spin and ot word part means ear.

1. The inverted image at the retina of the eye is transported through the optic nerve into the brain for interpretation.
2. Acephalgic is characterized by visual disturbances, migraines which are usually accompanied by headache.
3. The psychotherapeutic process is necessary for patients with emotional stress to help them handle effectively handle their emotional stress.
4. The neural canal is a lumen that runs along the vertebral column which protects and accommodates the spinal cord.
5. In the cochlea are small bones at the labyrinth that are called the otic bones which play a role in the hearing process.

Reference

Nour – El-deen S. (2020). ABC of medical technology. pp 1-3-10. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339830389_ABC_of_Medical_Terminology