How to Understand Medical Terminology
How to Understand Medical Terminology Steps If you're a student of the medical or health sciences field, you'll be introduced to the world of medical language. At first glance, the jargon that medical professionals use to describe body parts and organs, procedures, and conditions can seem a bit daunting and intimidating, but is easy to pick up and master over time. See Step 1 to learn the basics of linguistics and understand medical terminology. 1 Obtain and use a medical dictionary. This step is optional, but highly recommended for breaking down medical jargon that many people are initially unfamiliar of. These dictionaries give the meanings to the word parts and can translate medical-language-to-English and vice versa. 2 Get to know the basic word parts. The first part of deciphering a medical term is to know the different components of a term. Root : the essential meaning of the word. Combining form : a root with a vowel attached to it, most commonly the letter O. This
