1. Focusing on Medical Terms

2. 1. In Medical world, there is a fixed connection
between the term and its meaning.
2. Misunderstanding of the word’s meaning of
the term may result in misconception.
3. In Medical world, such misconception leads
to something that can endanger the process
of rescuing/saving lives.
That’s why we insist that vocabulary(medical
term) must be learned through semantic
meaning.

3. SEMANTIC:
1. The study or science of meaning in language forms.
2. The study of the relationships between various signs and symbols and
what they represent.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by
Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All
rights reserved.
semantics [siman′tiks] Etymology: Gk, semantikos, significant
the study of language with special concern for the meanings of words or
other symbols.
Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.
semantics [sĕ-man´tiks] study of the meanings of words and the rules of
their use; study of the relation between language and significance.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied
Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc.
All rights reserved.
semantics (siman´tiks),n the study of language with special concern for the
meanings of words and other symbols.

4. Semantics is the science of "meaning". In a
medical dictionary, each word represents a
concept that has a formal English definition
that gives a particular meaning.
The exact meaning of a word can be
determined by using the context of medical
dictionary.

5. What is the meaning of Sclera?
Sclera is................ Lets find out

7.  The sclera is generally referred to as the
white of the eye in the common language.
 It is a tough and an opaque tissue. Hence it
serves as the eye's protective outer coat.
 There are six voluntary muscles, namely
rectus (4 in number) and oblique (2 in
number), that are connected to it around the
eyeball. These muscles control the eye's
movements.
 The optic nerve is also attached to the
sclera only at the back of the eye.

8. What is Purkinje Cell?
Let’s find out...

9. Purkinje cells, or Purkinje neurons
(pronounced /pərˈkndʒiˈ/
ɪ pər-KIN-jee), are
a class of GABAergic neurons located in the
cerebellar cortex. They are named after
their discoverer, Czech anatomist Jan
Evangelista Purkyně (Czech: [ˈpurkɲɛ]).
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11. Perimysium Vs. Paramecium
Definition of Perimysium
||Per`i*my"si*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
about + &?; muscle.] (Anat.) The
connective tissue sheath which surrounds a
muscle, and sends partitions inwards
between the bundles of muscular fibers.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
a layer of connective tissue which
surrounds several muscle fibers into
bundles

12. Definition of Paramecium
Paramecium is a group of unicellular ciliate
protozoa, which are commonly studied as a
representative of the ciliate group, and range
from about 50 to 350 μm in length.

14.  Paramecium is a group of unicellular ciliate
protozoa, which are commonly studied as a
representative of the ciliate group, and
range from about 50 to 350 μm in length.