Features of Medical Terminology

医学术语学

Question 1

Medical English is from

Latin?

Greek Mythology

Asclepius

Son of Apollo

God of medicine

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Mycenean Culture

西方医学摇篮希腊南部

Mycenean Culture

Hippocratis

Father

of

Western

Medicine

Galen

Pergamum

Pergamum (Ancient Town = Turkey)

Origin of Medical Terms

Greek : 48.2%Latin: 38.3%Anglo-Saxon: 12.2%

Conclusion

Medical English

is mainly from

Greek Medicine

Question 2

Are they regular?(synonyms of medicine)

Examle: 体1. Body

2. Corporo-

3. Somato-

4. -some

胃体Stomach

body

=

Gastric

corpus

Somatic Cell 体细胞

染色体

Conclusion

Trilogy of Medical Terms

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Trilogy of Medical Terms

Question 3

Word root

or

Combining Form

?

Difference

①Word

②Change of word class

①Word + o

②Compound word

③cardio-

Conclusion

Root Combining form

Question 4

How to approach the connecting vowel letter?

Connecting vowel letter

① saved

Gastro -pexy gastropexy

Meno -pause menopause

② deleted

Gastro -itis Gastritis

Meno -algia Menalgia

构词形认知效果Masto-

-pexy

乳房固定术Gastro- 胃固定术

Colpohystero- 阴道子宫固定术Hepato- 肝固定术

Cysto 膀胱固定术Oophoro- 卵巢固定术

Question 5

Is it regular?

(pleural form)

Regular ruge for Plural Form

connea conmeae analysis analyses

bacterium bacteria sarcoma Sarcomata

coccus cocci apex Apices

ganglion gangia cervix Cervices

Conclusion

Plural forms

of medical terms

are

absolutely regular.

Question 5

What are the relics of Greek Origin?

χειρουργια

It’s greek to me.

Greek Trace

①Coccus

②Physician

③Rhinitis

④hemorrhgia

Latin Trace

How

to

approach

-um

?

Latin Trace

unchanged calcium calcium

deleted asprinum asprin

X + ine atropinum atropine

Question 6

Diminutive

(指小词 )

Diminutive

drop droplet

Toothette Toothette 小牙刷小牙刷

Diminutive

cell cellule

Diminutive

vent ventricle

Conclusion

?l? diminutive

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