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1、Medical Terminology医学 术语学 (yi xue shu yu xue)Introduction to the First Edition of Medical Terminology This is to serve as an introduction to medical terminology that is commonly in use by the English speaking international medical community. This book is put together with the Chinese language speake

2、r in mind but may be used by English language speakers who wish to familiarize themselves with Chinese medical terminology. It is not intended as a replacement for the arduous study of the Greek and Latin languages, which are the basis of the majority of the words, used by the English speaking medic

3、al community, but rather as a beginning in learning the myriad of words and terms in use by the modern medical community. Learning the terms presented in this book will enable the student to understand most of the words and expressions in current use, and armed with the knowledge of the construction

4、 of how Greek and Latin words are created should enable the reader, to be able to obtain a comprehension of any new medical vocabulary terms. Chinese has been added to facilitate a better understanding for the intended Chinese reader. In the first part of the book the reader is introduced to the con

5、struction of medical terms. Subsequent chapters then delve into the various medical fields, which use terms specific to their disciplines. Abbreviations and terms not of Greek or Latin origin are introduced to familiarize the reader with additional idiosyncrasies in English Medical Terminology. How

6、to Understand Medical terms and ExpressionsThe foundation for medical terms in the English language has it roots in the languages of Latin and Greek. Knowledge of these languages will give a Chinese Medical Professional a much better understanding of an unfamiliar word and or expression. Conversely,

7、 the Medical Professional whom has English, as their primary language will benefit from seeing the construction of the Chinese Medical Terminology in their studies of the Chinese language. Familiarize yourself with the Latin, Greek and French works in this Book and you will be able to understand the

8、 vast majority of medical terms in use in the English language. When you encounter a word you have never seen before you will be able to understand its meaning by “dissecting” the word and knowing its components and how they are used in other words. English being a dynamic language will continue to

9、incorporate more new medical terms and replace older ones, you need to prepare yourself by knowing the material contained within this manual.Medical terminology words and words of importance are in Bold script. Sometimes a definition is given for the word and this will be in parentheses. Chinese is

10、added to those words, which are written in bold script, to help the reader understand the relationship between the English Terminology and the Chinese Terminology. Pinyin is written in (Blue Italic Arial script) within parenthesis. An Example of this format is as follows:Cardiology (the study of the

11、 heart) 心脏病学 (xin zang bing xue) Observe how in Chinese the word Myocarditis(inflamed muscle layer of heart) 心肌炎 (xin ji yan) has a structure, which is not too dissimilar to the English with 心 (xin) meaning heart, 肌 (ji) meaning muscle and 炎 (yan) meaning inflammation. Using this word dissection tec

12、hnique the non-Chinese speaker can familiarize themselves with the Chinese Medical Terminology. Here is another example to illistrate how nicely the Chinese construct medical words. The Chinese word for big is 大 (da) and Intestineis 腸 (chang). And from the previous example 炎 (yan) is understood to m

13、ean inflammation. So when you start to put them together in wanting to say large intestine you have 大腸 (da chang) and for colitis which is an inflammation of the large intestine it is simply 大肠炎 (da chang yan). Generally there are three basic parts to English medical terms: Word Root 词根 (ci gen) Thi

14、s is the central meaning of the term and is usually in the middle of the medical term. Prefix前缀 (qian zhui)Seen at the the beginning of the term it helps to identify the central meaning. Suffix后缀 (hou zhui) Always at the end of the term, the suffix modifies the central meaning as to what or who is i

15、nteracting with it or what is happening to it. Here is an example of how to take apart a word to understand the term:Myocarditis 心肌炎 (xin ji yan) Prefix Word Root Suffixmyo = muscle 肌 (ji) card = heart 心 (xin)itis = inflammation 炎 (yan)Myo as the Prefix helps to identify the Word Root card, and it i

16、s modifying the Word Root by implicating an inflammation process that is occurring. Ergo, we can now understand that Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle.Prefix change:Myocarditis(inflamed muscle layer of heart) 心肌炎 (xin ji yan)Pericarditis(inflamed outer layer of heart) 心包炎 (xin bao y

17、an)Endocarditis (inflamed inner layer of heart) 心内膜炎 (xin nei mo yan)Suffix change:Cardiologist (a physician specializing in the heart) 心脏病专家 (xin zang bing zhuan jia)Cardiomyopathy (damage to heart muscle layer) 心肌症 (xin jin zheng)Cardiomegaly (enlargement of the heart) 心脏扩大症 (xin zang kuo da zheng

18、)The basics illustrated above are just to introduce the parts of medical terms and demonstrate 示范 (shi fan) how moving the parts of the word around modifies the central meaning without changing the Word Root cardio 心 (xin).When the Prefix and Suffix changes it can alter the meaning of a term without

19、 changing its central meaning by keeping the Word Root the same.Now let us take the Word Root therm 发热 (fa re) which means heat, and see how it is used to make words. Hypo is the Prefix and means less, so Hypothermia 体温降低 (ti wen jiuan di) can mean less heat. And another Prefix added to therm is Met

20、er which means to measure, consequently a Thermometer 温度计 (wen du ji), 体温计 (ti wen ji) is a something used to measuring heat. Here both forms of the Chinese word for Thermometer are listed as the Chinese language distinguish between a thermometer used for measuring the air temperature 温度计 (wen du ji

21、) and another for body temperature 体温计 (ti wen ji).The following are frequently used word beginnings (prefixes) and word endings (suffixes) used to make up many medical terms. If you know them, you will know the majority of simple medical terms. Note that some organs have more than one word root. Fo

22、r example, let us look at the word Breast 乳房 (ru fang) which can be written as masto- or mammo-. Typically, one is derived from the Greek and one from Latin. You need to know both roots because you may see either of them used. An x-ray of the breast is called a Mammogram 乳房 X 线照片 (ru fang X xian zha

23、o pian) and is used to help detect Mastocarcinoma (breast cancer) 乳癌 and if the surgeon must remove the breast then that procedure is termed a Mastectomy 乳房切除术 (lu fang qie chu shu). Remember the parts that make up medical terminology are prefixes, word roots and suffixes. The most typical sequence

24、is prefix, word root, and suffix with the word root being central but this is not always the case. In this manual you will see a hyphen in front of a suffix to indicate it is added to the end of a word, let us take the example of itis (inflammation) 炎 (yan) or oma (tumor) 瘤 (Liu). Prefixes and word

25、roots are shown as freestanding word parts. A slash and a vowel, such as seen in the example of Leuk/o (white) are called combining forms which make it easier to attach to other word parts, and, make the word easier to pronounce. A larger listing of Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes are given in App

26、endix B and is included in this book to help the reader in further dissecting words and understanding them.Common Prefixesa/an = without, none Anemia 贫血 (pin xue)Hyper = more then normalHypertension 高血压 (gao xue ya)Hyperthermia 过高热 (guo gao re)Hypo = less then normalHypotension 血压过低 (Xue ya guo gao)

27、 Hypothermia 降低体温 (jian de ti wen) Normo = NormalNormotensive 正常血压的 (zhen chan xue ya de)Brady = slowBradycardia 心搏徐缓 (xin bo xu huan)Tachy = fastTachycardia 心动过速 (xin dong guo su)micro = small Microstomia (abnormally small mouth) 小口的 (xiao ko de) macro = large Macrostomia (abnormally large mouth) 颊

28、横裂 (jia heng lie)mega/ -megaly = enlarged Megacolon (abnormally large colon) 巨结肠 (ju jei chang)Prefixes Showing LocationEndo = within Endoscopy 内窥镜检查法 (Nei Kui Jing Jian Cha Fa)Peri = around Perianal (around the anus) 肛门周围的 (Gang Men Zhou Wei De) Circum = around Circumcise (to cut around) 环切术 (Huan

29、Qie Shu)Retro = behind Retrosternal (behind the breastbone) 胸骨后的 (Xiong Gu Hou De) Epi = upon, on top Epidermis (outermost layer of skin) 表皮 (Biao Pi) Trans = through Transurethral (through the urinary duct) 经尿道的 (Jing Niao Dao De)Intra = within Intravenous (inside the veins, e.g. IV fluids) 静脉内的(Ji

30、ng Mai Nei De)Sub = below Subclavian (below the clavicle or collar bone) 锁骨下的 (Suo Gu Xia De)Prefixes Showing Color Leuk/o = whiteLeukemia (Overabundance of white blood cells) 白血病 (Bai xue bing) xanth/o = yellow Xanthoma (Yellow tumor) 黄瘤 (Huang liu)cyan/o = blueCyanosis (Blueness due to cold or no

31、O2 in blood) 苍白病 (Cang bai bing)melan/o = blackMelanoma (Black tumor of the skin) 黑素瘤 (Hei su liu) Common Word RootsStomato = Mouth Stomatitis 口腔炎 (kou qiang yan)Dento = Teeth Dentist 牙科医生 (Ya ke ti sheng)Glosso/Linguo = Tongue 舌头 (she tou)Glossitis 舌炎 (She yan),Lingual nerve 舌神经 (She shen jing)Ging

32、ivo=Gums 齿龈 (Chi yin)Gingivitis 齿龈炎 (Chi yin yan) Encephalo = Brain 脑 (nao)Encephalitis 脑炎 (Nao yan)Gastro = Stomach 胃 (Wei)Gastritis 胃炎 (Wei yan)Entero = Intestine 腸 (Chang) Gastroenteritis 肠胃炎 (Chang wei yan)Colo = Large intestine 大腸Colitis 大肠炎 (Da chang yan) Megacolon 巨结肠 (ju jie chang)Procto = A

33、nus 肛门 (Gang men)Proctitis 直肠炎 (Zhi chang yan), Proctology 直肠病学 (Zhi chang bing xue)Hepato = Liver 肝脏(Gan zang) Hepatitis 肝脏炎 (Gan zang yan), Hepatomegaly 肝肿大 (Gan zhong da)Nephro/Rene = Kidney 腎(Shen) Nephrosis 肾变病 (Shen bian bing), 肾病(Shen bing), Renal artery 肾脏的 动脉 (Shen zang de dong mai), Orchid

34、o = Testis 睾丸(Gao wan) Orchiditis 睾丸炎 (Gao wan yan) Orchidectomy 睾丸切除术(Gao wan qie chu shu)Dermo = Skin 皮肤 (pi fu) Dermatitis 皮炎 (pi yan)Masto/Mammo = Breast 乳房 (ru fang) Mastectomy 乳房切除术 (ru fang qie chu shu)Mammography 乳房 X 线照相术 (ru fang X xian zhao xiang shu)Osteo = Bones 骨骼 (gu ge)Osteoporosis 骨

35、质疏松症 (gu zhi shu song zheng)Cardio = Heart 心脏 (xin zang) Electrocardiogram (ECG) 心电图 (xin dian tu)Rhino = Nose 鼻子 (bi zi) Rhinitis 鼻炎 (bi yan), 鼻粘膜炎 (bi nian mo yan)Phlebo /Veno = Veins 静脉 (jin mai)Phlebitis 静脉炎, (jing mai yan)Phlebotomy 刺骼, 放血 (fang xue)Phlebosclerosis 靜脈硬化 (jing mai ying hua)Pneum

36、o/Pulmo = Lung 肺 (fei) Pneumonitis 局限性肺炎 (ju xian xing fei yan)Pulmonologist 肺科医生 (fei ke yi sheng)Hemo/Emia = Blood 血 (xue) Anemia 贫血, 贫血症 (pin xue, pin xue zheng)Hematologist 血液学家 (xue ye xue jia) Common Suffixes-itis = Inflammation 炎症 (yan zheng) Tonsillitis 扁桃腺炎 (bian tao xian yan) Appendicitis

37、阑尾炎 (lan wei yan), 盲肠炎 (mang chang yan) -osis = Abnormal 反常的 (fan chang de)Cyanosis 苍白病 (Cang bai bing)-ectomy = to remove Appendectomy 阑尾切除术 (lan weiqie chu shu)Tonsillectomy 扁桃腺切除术 (bian tao xian qie chu shu)-otomy = to cut into Tracheotomy (cut into windpipe气管 (qi guan ) 气管切开术 (qi guan qie kai sh

38、u) -ostomy = to make a mouth Colostomy 结肠造瘘术 (jie chang zhao lou shu)-scopy/ -scopic = to lookColonoscopy 结肠镜检查 (jie chang jing jian cha)-graphy = recording an image Mammography 乳房 X 线照相术 (ru fang x zhao xiang shu)-gram = image Mammogram 乳房 X 线照片 (ru fanf X xian zhao pian)(X-ray) X 光照片(X guang zhao

39、pian)Appendix A Types of Physicians and other Medical ProfessionalsAppendix B Prefixes, Common Root words and Suffixes Appendix CCommon Medical AbreviationsAppendix D Medical Terms listed alphabeticallyAbout the AuthorsAppendix A Names of Types of Physicians and other Medical ProfessionalsCardiologi

40、st 心脏病学家 (xin zang bing xue jia) Cardiovascular Surgeon 心血管外科医生 (xin xue guan wai ke yi sheng) 心脏血管医师 (xin zang xue guan yi shi)Dentist 牙科医生 (Ya ke ti sheng)Epidemiologist 流行病学家 (liu xing bing xue jia) 流行病专家（liou xing bing zhuan jia ）流行病医师 (liu xing bing yi sheng)Gastroenterologist 肠胃病学家 (chang wei

41、bing xue jia) Gynecologist 妇科医生 (fu ke yi sheng) Hematologist 血液学家 (xue ye xue jia) Internist 内科医生 (nei ke yi sheng) 实习医生实习医生 shi xi yi shengNephrologist 肾病专家 (shen bing zhuan jia)Neurologist 神经科专门医师 (shen jing ke zhuan men yi shi )Neurosurgeon 神经外科医生 (shen jing wai ke yi sheng )Obstetrician 产科医师 (c

42、hang ke yi shi)Oncologist 肿瘤科医师 (zhong liu ke yi shi)Orderly 勤务兵 (qin wu bing)Orthopedist 整形外科医师 (zheng xing wai ke yi shi )Osteopathic Physician 整骨医生 (zheng gu yi sheng)Pathologist 病理学家 (bing li xue jia) Plastic Surgeon 可塑的外科医生 (ke su de wai ke yi sheng) 整形外科医生 (xheng xing wai ke yi sheng)Proctolog

43、ist 直肠病学家 (zhi chang bing xue jia)Psychiatrist 精神病学家 (jing shen bing xue jia)Public Health Physician 公众的健康内科医生 (gong zhong de jian kang yi sheng) 公 共卫生医生 (gong gong wei sheng yi sheng) Pulmonologist 肺科医生 (fei ke yi sheng )Researcher 调查者 (diao cha zhe ) 学术研究员 (xue shu yan jiu yuan)Rheumatologist 风湿病学

44、家 (feng shi bing xue jia)Surgeon 外科医师 (wai ke yi shi )Urologist 泌尿科医师 (mi niao ke yi shi)Physician Assistant 医生助手 (yi sheng zhu shou)Midwife 助产士 (zhu chan shi，接生婆 (jie sheng po)Nurse 护士 (hu shi) Ordery 勤务兵 (qin wu bing) Candystriper (volunteer) 糖尿病专家 (tang niao bing zhuan jia) 调查者 (diao cha yuan) 凝结

45、型（ning jie xing）Appendix BCommon Root Words, Prefixes and SuffixesCommon Root Wordsannulus. little ringanser. goose acanth. spine, prickle aceto. vinegar acou. hear acro. extremity, tip, sharp actin. ray, beam acu. sharp, sudden adeno. gland adipo. fat aero. air (a)esth. perception agogue. leader ag

46、on. contest, struggle ala. wing alb. white algo. pain alien. stranger, strange allelo. one another, mutual amauros. blind am(o)eb. constantly changing ambi/amph. both sides ambly. dim, faint amnio. amnion, bowl amylo. starch andro. male angio. vessel (blood, bile) ankyl. bent, anthem. flower anthrac

47、. black anthro. man / human aort. aorta aphro. froth, sexual love aqu. water arachn. spider, spiderweb archo. ancient, beginning argy. silver, shiny artero. artery arthro. joint artic. little joint asthm. panting athero. gruel atri. entry chamber axilla. armpit axo. center, axis aud. hear aur. hear

48、aus. hear auto. self aux. make grow azo. nitrogen bac(t). rod ball. throw balano. acorn, glans blast. sprout blenno. snot bleph. eyelid bol. throw brachi. arm brady. slow branch. gill bronch. bronchus bucc. cheek (inside) burs. bursa, purse caes. cut deep c(h)ord. notochord c(o)ele. rupture carpo. w

49、rist calci. limestone calco. heel, spur calyc. cup campy. bend canc. crab capo. head, centr. center carbo. charcoal, carbon carcin. crab carcinoma. epithelium cancer card. heart, heart-shape carot. great neck arteries carpo. wrist caus. burn centesis. puncture centr. center cep(h). expanded part cep

50、hal. head cept. seize, take cereb(r). brain cervic. neck ch(e)ir. hand chemo. chemistry chlor. light green chol(e). bile chondr. cartilage; grain chorea. dance chori. chorionic membrane chrom. color chron. time, long time chyle. digested food juice cide. killing, falling cise. cut deep cili. eyelash

51、 cion. uvula clast. break claustr. barrier cleido. collarbone, key clino. bed clivus. slope coagul. coagulate, clot coccus. berry coccyx. cuckoo, cuckoo bill collic. hill collo. glue collus. neck conios. dust cond. hard knob core. dolly, pupil (of eye) cori. leather corn. horn cox(a). hip corp. phys

52、ical body cre(s)c. grow cribi / cribri. sieve crine. secretion cubit. elbow cubo. lay down cule. little culpo. vagina cuneo. wedge cutis. skin cyan. dark blue cycl. circle, wheel cysto. urinary bladder cyto. cell dacr. tear (from the eye) dacty. finger demos. people dens. tooth dent. tooth derm. ski

53、n desm. harden, bind together desis. binding desmo. hard dextro. right-sided diadocho. take over didym. twin digi(t). finger, toe diphth. leathery membrane docho. cup, container drepan. sickle dromo. running a race duc,.duct lead, guide dynia. pain echin. spiny echo. echo ectasia. dilatation edem(a)

54、. excess tissue fluid embol. bottle stopper embryo. embryo, fetus em(ia). blood enceph. brain enchyme. filling, installation entero. intestine ergo. work erythro. red esthesia. perception f(a)eco. feces, refuse fac. make, build, do, perform facie. face, countenance fasc. bundle, fascia fec. make, bu

55、ild, do, perform fer. carrying, bearing fibr. fibrous fic. make, build, do, perform fis,.fid split, cleave, divide flagel. whip flav. yellow flat. blow flect. bend flex. bend fora/foro. make a hole fornic. arch fract. break into pieces frag. break into pieces fring. break into pieces fuge. flee fun.

56、 melt, pour fus. melt, pour gala(k). milk gam(y). marry gangl. knot gangr. gangrene, galact. milk gastr. stomach, belly gemin. twin gen. beget, produce genesis. origin genu. knee ger. old age gest. bring forth, produce glans. acorn gleno. shoulder gli(o). glial cells, glue glob. sphere, ball, round

57、body glomer. tuft gloss. tongue glute. buttocks gnatho. jaw gnosis. know gogue. lead gono. product, seed, semen gonio. angle gracile. slender gram. record gran. grain graph. writing, scratching gryph. claw gynec. female (h)(a)em. blood habeo. to hold, habithalluc. big toe helic. spiral helm. worm he

58、rmaphromale&female hepat. liver hernia. rupture, hernia hidr. sweat hippo. horse histo. tissue, web, cloth hy(a)l. glass, hydatid. water drop hydro. water hypno. sleep hystero. uterusiatric. healingiatro. physician ichth. fish idio. self, personal, private inguin. groin to hip insul. island irid. ra

59、inbow, ischi. hip joint islet. island ject. throw, hurl jejun. hungry junc. join together jug. join together jux. join together kera. horny kerato. skin, cornea, horn kine. set in motion kyn. dog lachry. tear (from the eye) labio. lip lacto. milk lal. babble, talk latero. side lecith. egg yolk leiom

60、yo. smooth muscle lein. spleen lens. lentil lepros. rough and rotting off lepto. thin, fine, slender leuco. white levo. left-sided liga(t). bind together ling. tongue lith. stone lumbo. lower back, loin lumbri. earthworm lumen. in a hollow organ lymph. clear water lysis. breaking down malar. outside

61、 of cheekmal(i). abnormal, bad malacia. soft malako. soft medi. middle portion medulla. soft inner part meli. sweet malleo. hammer mere. part manu. hand mara. wither mast(i). whip, flog, beat mast(o). breast mea. passage meatus. external opening meios. lessening melano. black melia. limb mening. men

62、inges men(i)s. moon, month ment. mind, chin meter. measure metro. uterus mito. thread mnem. memory mnes. memory mob. move morb. sick morph. shapes, dreams mot. move mur(al). wall musc. mouse, muscle myc(o). fungus myelo. soft, pith myi. fly (insect) myo. muscle myxo/muco. slime narco. sleep naso. no

63、se necro. dead nephelo. cloud nephr. kidney nerv. nerve neuro. nerve nos,.nox nasty, sickening nous. mind, spirit nyct. night occiput. back of the head ocul. eye (h)odo. way, path, road odon. tooth odyn. pain olfact. smell oma. tumor/lump omen(t). omentum omphalo. belly button on(e/t). to be onco. t

64、umor, mass onycho. nail (finger/toe) oo. egg oophor. ovary op. eye, see, etc. ophth. eye opio. poppy juice opsi. late opson. relish, meat seasoning orbi. wheel orch. testis org. work oro. mouth ortho. straight os. bone, mouth osm. smell ost(eo). bone ot(o). ear ovin. sheep oxy. oxygen, acid p(a)ed.

65、child palpebr. eyelid pap. nipple par(i)t. have a baby parietal. wall partheno. virgin partum. birth patho. disease, misery pect. chest pelvis. basin pes/ped. foot phage. eat phakos. lentil, lens of the eye pharmako. sorcery, drug phase. phase pheo. ugly, dusky phero. carry, bear philo. like, love p

66、hlebo. vein phleg. flame phoco. seal (the animal) phoro. carry, bear phos/phot. light phragm. divide into two phren. mind, breath phth. waste away, wither phyllo. leaf-like physio. nature phyte. a plant pineo. pine cone pinna. feather pino. drink pisi. pea pituit. snot placent. cake, placenta plak. cake plantar. sole of the foot plasm. molded plast. molded platy. flat plegia. stroke, paralysis pleur. side of ribs plex. braid, wind together plexy. stroke plic. braid, wind together pn(e). breath p