Welcome to Medical Word Structure

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Medical Word Structure Learning Outcomes

  • Define and build medical terms using appropriate suffixes, word roots, and prefixes.
  • Accurately spell and pronounce medical terms.

ACTIVITIES

VIEW: Introduction to Medical Terms

READ: Chapters 1 and 2

Read Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word and Chapter 2: Suffixes
Gylys.B. A. & Wedding. M.E. (2013). Medical Terminlogy Systems: A body systems approach.7th edition. F.A. Davis: USA

glossary symbol.pngSUBMIT - Assignment 1: Suffixes glossary

Each student must post 3 prefixes in three separate entries. Students must not post prefixes that have already been posted by another student. I have posted one entry as an example. Remember the hyphen at the end of the prefix!
Please refer to rubric.

READ: Chapter 3

Read Chapter 3: Prefixes
Gylys.B. A. & Wedding. M.E. (2013). Medical Terminlogy Systems: A body systems approach.7th edition. F.A. Davis: USA

glossary symbol.pngSUBMIT - Assignment 1: Prefixes glossary

Each student must post 3 prefixes in three separate entries. Students must not post prefixes that have already been posted by another student. I have posted one entry as an example. Remember the hyphen at the end of the prefix!
Please refer to rubric.

glossary symbol.pngSUBMIT - Assignment 1: Medical Word Roots glossary

Each student must post 3 word roots in three separate entries. Students must not post word roots that have already been posted by another student. I have posted one entry as an example.
Please refer to rubric.

COMPLETE: Medical Word Elements Crossword


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glossary symbol.pngSUBMIT - Assignment 2: Medical Terms glossary

Now you will put the word parts together! Here each student must build 10 medical terms. Postings must be original. An example is posted.
Please refer to rubric.

LISTEN: Pronunciation of Medical Terminology



ASSIGNMENTS: requirements, rubrics, and submission




Medical Word Structure Assignments Overview


ASSIGNMENT 1 Requirements and Rubric: Prefixes, Suffixes and Word Roots glossaries



ASSIGNMENT 2 Requirements and Rubric: Medical Terms glossary





ASSIGNMENT 3 Requirements and Rubric: Pronunciation Paired Activity



submit assignment symbol.pngASSIGNMENT 3 SUBMIT: Pronunciation Paired Activity

Self-assessment: mark yourself based on your participation in, and contribution to, the pronunciation paired activity. Include a brief rationale supporting this mark.
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ASSIGNMENT 4 Requirements and Rubric: Audio Recording



submit assignment symbol.pngASSIGNMENT 4 SUBMIT: Audio Recording

You will record yourself spelling and pronouncing 15 medical terms: worth 30%




Summary


READ: Summary of Medical Word Structure



Well done! Now you have the basic tools to help you complete the rest of the course. If you always remember to break medical terms into their word elements and follow the rules it will be much easier to build and define terms.
Next we will look at body structure.
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