GUIDE TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Medical Terminology is a consistent and uniform language used by medical professionals throughout the world. nThe medical vocabulary is vast, and it is therefore dicult to commit to memory the meaning of each individual term. nOn the other hand, many medical terms can be analysed into component parts: root/s, prefix and suffix; these parts maintain the same meaning whenever they appear. nBy learning these meanings one is able to recognize those term parts in totally new combinations and will understand the meaning of even unfamiliar terms.