CH 1 INTRO TO VETERINARY TERMINOLOGY Where did

CH 1. – INTRO TO VETERINARY TERMINOLOGY

Where did they get these words from? ? ? • 75% are based on _______ origin • Veterinary medical terms are based on human medical terms. • Greeks were the founders of modern medicine • Latin is the universal source of medical language

Ok, I don’t know either of those languages, so how am I supposed to learn these terms? There are many ways to learn a large amount of veterinary terms: • Breakdown words into their parts to simplify difficult vocabulary. Find the parts that you know/recognize. – prefix, suffix, root word (aka: elementary reading) • Learn basic anatomy and physiology of each body system (which you will be doing in this class and A & P)

• Relate the words and their parts to each body system • Many of the same terms are used throughout the different aspects/branches of veterinary medicine (Large animal, small animal, lab animal, exotics, research, etc. . ) • Be creative! Use pictures, diagrams, charts, and flashcards to help you with the many, many words. • Use textbooks and dictionaries (the answers are in them, you just have to look them up) • Do the end of chapter exercises and questions (the test before the test). THE ANSWERS ARE IN YOUR BOOK.

REVIEW • PREFIX: ______ of a word • SUFFIX: ______ of a word – RULE – prefixes and suffixes can never be alone without a root EXAMPLE: The intra- is a preto the –oma of the -itis.

• ____: foundation or basic meaning of a word that may appear with a prefix or suffix • _______: a root with an added vowel that combines the root with a suffix or another root to make pronunciation easier • ______: a word that contains more than one root and each retains their meanings

TIME FOR SOME EXAMPLES: • ANTISEPSIS – – PREFIX: anti- = ______ – ROOT: -sepsis = ______ • RHINITIS – – ROOT: rhin- = _______ – SUFFIX: -itis = _______

EXAMPLES, CONT’D • ARTERIOSCLEROSIS – – – ROOT: arteri- = ______ COMBINING VOWEL: o ROOT: scelr- = _______ SUFFIX: -osis= _______ – NOTE: this is an example of compounds

Now you know what the word means, but can you pronounce it? • “ch” can sound like “____” – EXAMPLE: chronic (pronounced kronic) • “ps” can sound like “____” – EXAMPLE psychologist (pronounced (sycologist) • “pn” can sound like “____” – EXAMPLE: pneumonia (pronounced newmonia)

PRONOUNCIATION CONT’D • “c” can sound like “s” and “g” can sound like “j” if placed before the letters “___”, and “___” – EXAMPLES: cellar (pronounced sellar), cypress (pronounced sypress) general (pronounced jeneral), gel (pronounced jel) • “ae” and “oe” are pronounced ee – EXAMPLE: algae is pronounced algee

PRONUNCIATION CONT’D • “i” at the end of the word is pronounced “eye” and makes the word ____. – EXAMPLE: Carpus is the wrist. A dog has two carpi. • es at the end of a word can sound like “_____” – EXAMPLE: Nares (the nostrils) are pronounced nare – eez, phalanges (the fingers) are pronounced falange - eez

HOW TO MAKE A WORD INTO THE PLURAL FORM • Sometimes you may just add an “s” or “es”, however “ae”, “ia”, “i”, and “ata” are also ending that can make a word into its plural version – EXAMPLES: lacuna becomes lacunae, mitochondrion becomes mitochondria, glomerulus becomes glomeruli, and stoma becomes stomata

S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G Counts! • YOU MUST SPELL CORRECTLY! – Imagine if your personal medical chart read: “This payshent has a feever and a headayke. ” • This does not mean that you should spell phonetically (how the word is pronounced).

S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G • Some medical terms sound exactly alike, but are spelled differently and have different meanings. – EXAMPLE: – _______ = a part of the bones of the pelvis – _______ = a section of the intestinal tract – You cannot write in a chart that a patient has a fractured ileum, or that the ilium has an obstruction. It does not make sense and misinterpretation could lead to a misdiagnosis.

TO MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF… • Organize the material that you learn each day and break it down into sections. For instance, prefixes vs. suffixes. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE NIGHT BEFORE THE EXAM/QUIZ TO STUDY! • Find examples of words that you already know to make it easier to remember meanings and pronunciation, even if your examples are not medical terms. – For instance, you knew the meanings of the words antibacterial, preschool, hyperactive, cardiologist, telescope, and biology before starting this class. Use what you already know!!

• DO THE REVIEWS. They are a way of testing yourself before the test. • Write the words as you learn (make flash cards). Saying them as you write them will help you to remember the meaning, pronunciation, and spelling. • Quiz each other. This allows both people to practice saying words and reviewing definitions (and you will make a friend ).