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- M E D I C A L T E R M I N O L O G Y was designed for anyone
- working or studying in the medical field. The objectives for
- this tutorial program are to teach users of this program:
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- (1) to correctly spell, pronounce, and define commonly
- used medical terms,
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- (2) to recognize word elements and their meanings,
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- (3) the rules for formulating medical terms, and
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- (4) to enable users of this program to test their
- mastery of the first three objectives.
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- Correct spelling, pronunciation, and definition of commonly
- used medical terms are vitally important whether working in a
- health care facility or participating in a medical related
- course of study. In a medical care facility, the medical staff
- is dependent on the proper use of medical terminology to
- transcribe doctors' orders and fill out charts, records, and
- reports with accuracy. It is essential that medical students
- have a working knowledge of terms describing diseases and
- medical and surgical treatments. Understanding medical
- terminology will also make work or studies more meaningful and
- job performance and use of time more efficient.
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- M E D I C A L T E R M I N O L O G Y will teach the rules for
- formulating many medical terms. Because these terms are universal
- in their application, no matter where people work or where they
- study the probability of these words and terms being commonly
- used and understood is very high.
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- However, word formulation is not an exact science. There will
- be occasions where there are exceptions to the rules taught in
- M E D I C A L T E R M I N O L O G Y. Learning medical
- terminology is similar to learning any language. The rules of
- everyday usage does not always apply.
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- M E D I C A L T E R M I N O L O G Y is designed to help
- people recognize word elements and their meanings. Its up to
- the users of this tutorial to devote the time, thought, and
- practice necessary to become proficient in the language of
- medicine. Like anything else, the benefits received from this
- program will be in direct proportion with the effort and time
- put into it.
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- Throughout the program these two rules will apply:
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- 1. ACCENTS: the principle accent is written in capital
- letters. (IE: DOCtor )
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- 2. SYLLABLES: division between syllables is indicated by a
- slash (/). (IE: gas/TRI/tis )
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- Many hours have been spent in research to insure that the terms
- used in M E D I C A L T E R M I N O L O G Y are the terms
- people in the medical profession are likely to come into
- contact with most often. However, it is impossible to cover
- all accepted medical terms in the scope of this program.
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- It is my hope that you enjoy the user friendly design of M E D
- I C A L T E R M I N O L O G Y. Also, I hope you are rewarded
- with increased knowledge and proficiency through your
- application of this tutorial. Through testing yourself with
- the end of unit and final comprehensive test, you will be able
- to evaluate your progress. If you are not satisfied with your
- progress, repeat any unit(s) you are weak in, or the entire
- program if you wish. The more you use it, the more you will
- learn.
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- My appreciation to my wife, LEE DABBS, for providing me with
- the initial inspiration to write this tutorial program.
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- Any questions, comments, or suggestions can be forwarded to the
- author at:
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- HOYLE W. DABBS
- 121 SUNSET DRIVE
- ETOWAH, NC 28729
- 1-704-891-5494
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