While we see medical terms everyday on the Web, on TV, or in other media, do you always understand what they mean?


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While we see medical terms everyday on the Web, on TV, or in other media, do you always understand what they mean?


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Why is it important to understand medical terminology? 2. As you are learning this week, medical terms are made up of parts. There is the prefix, the root word, and a suffix. You can determine the meaning of a term by breaking it down into parts. An example of this is hypothyroidism Prefix – hypo Word root – thyroid Ism – condition So hypothyroidism means the conditions of having a low thyroid Identify or create a medical term which uses a prefix, word root, and suffix. 3. Here is a challenge word: borborygmus Can you determine what this means? 4. There are many difference references available for Medical Terminology including dictionaries and apps. What is one reference that you have located to use?