Title: Identify word parts and medical terminology.
Course: Patient Care Technician (14051-III) > Section: Understanding Medical Terminology and Documentations

Identification should include

- defining, spelling, and pronouncing roots, prefixes, and suffixes
- defining, spelling, and pronouncing
  - common medical conditions (e.g., inflammation, swelling, pain)
  - anatomical reference system (e.g., planes, regions, direction)
  - structural units (e.g., cells, organs, tissues).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What might be the consequences of misspelled medical terms?
- Why is suffix and prefix recognition helpful to healthcare workers and consumers?
- What are look-alike/sound-alike medical terms?