1. 1120 LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF MIDWIFERY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Justine Clegg, MS, LM, CPM, LMHC Chair/Professor Emeritus, Miami Dade College Midwifery Program 80 slides total
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8. Each element is essential to understanding the meaning of the medical term 80 slides total Prefix Root Combining Vowel Suffix
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40. Putting it all together – linking the components to define the term 80 slides total Prefix Root Combining Vowel Suffix
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44. Define Echocardiogram reading from left to right 80 slides total Echo = reflections of sounds Cardi = heart O = connecting vowel Gram = Written, record
45. Define Echocardiogram reading from left to right 80 slides total Echo = reflections of sounds Cardi = heart O = connecting vowel Gram = Written, record Echocardiogram is defined as a written recording of the heart using reflections of sounds
56. tachy 80 slides total brady cardi No Connec- ting vowel a Bradycardia : a condition of abnormally slow heart Tachycardia: a condition of abnormally fast heart
57. cardi tachy 80 slides total pne No Connec- ting vowel a Tachycardia : a condition of abnormally fast heart Tachypnea: a condition of abnormally fast breathing
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61. 80 slides total Changing singular to plural If the word ends in Change it to Examples: singular, plural -a -ae vertebra, vertebrae -ex or -ix -ices index, indices -is -es diagnosis, diagnoses -itis -ides arthritis, arthritides -nx -ges phalanx, phalanges -on -a ganglion, ganglia -um -a ovum, ova -us -i alveolus, alveoli
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80. 1120 LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF MIDWIFERY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY THE END 80 slides total
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