MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY BIOL-200

Discussions 1

There are a multitude of terms that are used in the medical field and not all of them are easy to remember. It helps to create simple ways in which they can be remembered. For some terms, their definitions are difficult to remember but the actual term can help with remembering what said term means. One such term is comminuted fracture which is the breaking of a bone into multiple small pieces with those pieces congregated in one area. The fracture part is self-explanatory. However, its type can be a bit tricky. From the adjective of the fracture, i.e., the type, the word minute is included, and this relates to small particles or pieces and com which can be referred to as a prefix relates to togetherness. Combining these two gives small particles or pieces that are together and since it is a fracture, the pieces refer to small broken pieces of bone that are clustered together.

Discussions 2

As mentioned in Discussions 1, there are a multitude of terms used in the medical field which are not easy to remember, and simpler ways can be created to remember them. Again, the actual term is used to remember the term. The scientific term can be related to common terms which makes said term are easier to remember. Many medical terminologies are derived from Latin and Greek words so knowing what some of them means would not only expand one’s knowledge on those languages, but it would also ensure that this knowledge would be applicable when interacting with many medical terms which makes them easier to remember. An example would be odontophobia. Odonto is derived from the Greek word Odon which means tooth. Phobia is an easy and common term to remember in all aspects of its use, the prefix attached to it however may make the entire word difficult to remember. Remembering that odonto relates to teeth would allow for establishing phobia of teeth.