1、o By Wang Lanyingo Foreign Language DepartmentThe Formation of Medial Vocabulary单击此处编辑母版标题样式单击此处编辑母版副标题样式* 2A Course of Learning English for Medical PurposesI. Target 1.Mastering medical language: vocabulary and discourse level learning2. Practical application of medical communication: speaking and
2、writing with MLI. Target3. Nurture the sense of stylistic researchII. Methodology1. Acquire the knowledge of word formation2.Understand the medical language traits through reading3. Observe and summarize the stylistic features4. Active and energetic learning under the teachers guideIII. Course Arran
3、gement1.72 Teaching periods,4/week2.Eight Units this term3.Required course and exam4.Term achievements: based on assignments, quiz, class response, and final exam dynamicallyDavi-Ellen Chamber says: Studying medical words is very similar to learning a new language. The words at first sound strange a
4、nd complicated although they may stand for commonly known English terms. The words gastralgia, meaning “stomach ache”, and ophthalmologist, meaning eye doctor,are examples.The medical language is fascinatingly logical in that each term, complex or simple, can be broken down into its basic component
5、parts and then understood. What is medical language?Basic elements of medical wordsMost medical words are made from a combination of the following elements: the part of the word that we shall call the base (root /stem) because it contains the most fundamental meaning of that word, prefixes and suffi
6、xes, and vowels (o/a) that join all these parts.Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters)Pneumono-ultra-microscopic-silico-volcano-coniosis粉尘病火山硅 /矽超显微的肺的It develops only after years of exposure to low levels of silica dust. 医 硅酸盐沉着病 ,矽肺病Symptoms include hyperventilation, coughing,
7、dysphonia (发声困难 ), anorexia (厌食 ), chest pain and increased susceptibility to tuberculosis Three major objectives to keep in mind as you study medical terminology.1. To analyze words structurally. Learn to divide words into basic elements such as roots, suffixes, prefixes, combining vowels, and comb
8、ining forms.gastr /o/ enter /o/ logyrootrootsuffixCombining formElectr /o/ cardi /o/ gramroot rootrootcombining vowel combining vowel心电图2. To correlate an understanding of word elements with the basic anatomy, physiology, and disease processes of the human body. Such as hemat /o/ logy means the study of the blood.3. To be continually aware of spelling and pronunciation problems. Hepatoma: tumor of the liver 肝细胞瘤Hematoma: blood tumor 血肿
