The document discusses key concepts for a CST program including defining medical prefixes, roots, and suffixes. It explains that understanding basic medical terminology is important for healthcare professionals to communicate. Most medical terms are derived from Greek or Latin and involve combining word elements such as prefixes, roots, and suffixes. The document also provides examples of common medical abbreviations used in surgery schedules.

1. CST PROGRAM
LAHC 2013

2. At the end of this section of the class, the student will
be able to:
Define the word elements “prefix,” “root,” and
“suffix.”
Analyze medical terms, suffixes, roots and prefixes
that relate to medical and surgical terms.
Identify common abbreviations used in surgery
schedules.

3.  An understanding of basic medical
terminology is learning a language of
medicine.
 Necessary for healthcare professional to
communicate .

4.  The best way to learn the meaning of a
medical term is to break it apart.
 Most medical terms are derived from Greek
or Latin origin.
 Many terms combine both Greek and Latin
word elements to form a single medical term.

5.  Root
 Prefix
 Suffix

6.  A letter(usually an
“o”) that is
sometimes used to
ease the
pronunciation of a
medical term
 A Root word with
a combining vowel
is called combining
formof the word

7.  Root – Tells the
primary meaning of a
word; also called the
base word element.
Prefix – The word
element that comes
before the root word
element
 Suffix – The word
element that comes
afterthe root word
element.
Example:
Hemi/col/ectomy
Prefix/rootwor/suffix

8.  Pages 29 – 32 in
the text provide
lists of common
medical and
surgical terms that
Central Service
Technicians may
routinely encounter

9.  Reading the SurgeryReading the Surgery
Schedule and otherSchedule and other
related documentsrelated documents
requires anrequires an
understanding ofunderstanding of
severalseveral
abbreviations. Pageabbreviations. Page
33 in the text33 in the text
provides someprovides some
commoncommon
abbreviations forabbreviations for
surgical procedures.surgical procedures.
 ACL
 BSO
 BKA
 CABG
 CR
 D&C
 ORIF
 TAH
 TURP
 THA

10.  Reading the SurgeryReading the Surgery
Schedule and otherSchedule and other
related documentsrelated documents
requires anrequires an
understanding ofunderstanding of
severalseveral
abbreviations. Pageabbreviations. Page
33 in the text33 in the text
provides someprovides some
commoncommon
abbreviations forabbreviations for
surgical procedures.surgical procedures.
 ACL
 BSO
 BKA
 CABG
 CR
 D&C
 ORIF
 TAH
 TURP
 THA