Title: Review common medical terms.
Course: Sterile Processing Technician I > Section: Reviewing Basic Healthcare Terminology

Review should include word parts such as

- prefixes (e.g., peri-, epi-, hypo-)
- roots (e.g., hepat/o, cardi/o, nephr/o)
- suffixes (e.g., -megaly, -itis, -malacia).

Review should also include

- dividing medical terms into prefixes, suffixes, and root words
- identifying the origin of each prefix, suffix, and root word
- giving the meaning of each prefix, suffix, and combining form
- combining vowels
- using medical terms for human systems.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Which languages are the source for most medical terms?
- Why should healthcare workers know the common medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots?
- Why is it important to explain medical terms to the lay person?