Question

what concepts do you become more aware of in a Medical Terminology class? What type of things can it change your attitude about, and what is surprising about this class?

Answer 1

Medical Terminology class will give you the knowledge on medical terms provided world wide to describe the human body including conditions affecting it and also the procedures performed on it. The root, prefixes and suffixes used in medical terminology are often derived from Greek or Latin.

You will be knowing on how to address any normal or abnormal body conditions in medical terms.  

Example : fever - pyrexia , algia- pain.

Examples: suffixes

Lay person term	Medical term
cutting or a surgical cut made in skin or flesh	otomy
surgical creation of an opening in an organ for the removal of waste	ostomy

Examples: Root ( These common medical root words give you a general idea of what you're dealing with or specify body parts)

Lay person term	medical terminology(medical terms)
Arm , Stomach	Brachi/o , Gastr/o
Brain , Nerve	Encephal/o , Neur/o

Examples prefixes

Lay person term	medical terminology(medical terms)
Half , double	Hemi , diplo
Few , twice	Oligo, dis