- Medical Terminology
  - Importance of Medical Language
    - Used by future healthcare professionals
    - Describes the human body, parts, conditions, processes, and surgeries
  - Structure of Medical Terms
    - Three main components
      - Prefix
      - Root
      - Suffix
    - Examples of Word Formation
      - Hypertension (prefix + root)
      - Hepatitis (root + suffix)
      - Electrocardiograph (prefix + root + suffix)
  - Key Suffixes and Their Meanings
    - -logy: Study of something
    - -itis: Inflammation
    - -scope: Instrument to view
    - -graph: Instrument to record
  - Longest Word in English
    - Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
    - Refers to a lung disease caused by inhaling microscopic particles
  - Sources of Medical Terminology
    - Major Body Organs
      - Brain: Encephal or cerebral
      - Heart: Cardi or cardiac
      - Lung: Pneumonal or pulmon
      - Liver: Pectoral or jactar
      - Stomach: Gastro or ventral
      - Intestine: Enteral
      - Kidneys: Nephro or renal
      - Skin: Dermatol or cutaneous
    - Linguistic Origins
      - Anglo-Saxon: Short words for common use
      - Latin and Greek: Advanced and scholarly terms
  - Prefixes and Their Functions
    - Indicate location, color, or number
      - Location examples: Atty (on), sub (under)
      - Color prefixes
      - Number prefixes
  - Combining Forms
    - Necessary when adding suffixes
    - Example: Cardi (heart) + o + logy = cardiology
  - Suffixes and Their Functions
    - Describe condition, process, or procedure
    - Small suffixes indicate "pertaining to"
  - Mythology and History as Sources
    - Psyche: Mental disorder derived from mythology
    - Caesar: C-section derived from Julius Caesar’s birth story
  - Learning Methodology
    - Focus on roots, prefixes, and suffixes
    - Ability to decipher complex terms
    - Vocabulary building through combination and variation