compound word
two or more words that are joined together
etymology
the study of where words originated
medical terminology
language healthcare professionals use to communicate with eachother and their patients
terminology
set of terms, expressions, designations, or symbols that can be used to represent concepts
confidentiality
the act of keeping something private or withholding information from the public
outpatient
not requiring an overnight hospital stay
combining form
a type of word root that joins word roots
prefixes
the word part found at the beginning of a word
suffixes
the word part found at the end of a word
word roots
the basic meaning of a term
combining vowel
a word part used to connect word roots together in a single term with no vowel
electronic medical records
computerized or digital format of paper records
medical records
documents that provide an analysis of a patient's health status
paper documents
print document containing the analysis of a patient's health status over time; is usually stored in a file folder
pathologist
a person who studies the different conditions that cause disease by looking at different tissues removed from a patient
prognosis
the likely next steps in the development of a disease or course of treatment
adjectival suffixes
word parts that are used to define or describe nouns
pathology
the study of different diseases and conditions