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How Does Medical Terminology Benefit Health Care? How Or When Does Medical Terminology Hinder Quality Health C

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 6:51
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Can someone who knows about medical terminology give a response of 200 words for this question

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3 Responses to “How Does Medical Terminology Benefit Health Care? How Or When Does Medical Terminology Hinder Quality Health C”

  1. J.SWAMY I said on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 12:40

    Medical terms have their origin in Latin,Greek, Sanskrit, Arabic, Chinese and some other classical languages. Most languages including English also have their origin in these languages. Thus medicine can be taught and learnt in any language of the world. Translations also are easy as the technical words are almost the same in all languages. Those who understand a limited vocabulary of any classical language can understand medical terms easily. Disadvantages are seen by those who think doctors make things complicated for lay public and have a vested interest in that. That idea is wrong.
    A few prefixes and suffixes need to be understood. Nothing more complicated.
    Intestine (enteros in Latin), Enteri(tis) is inflammation,Entero(pathy) is a disease,Enter(ectomy) is surgical remocal, Entero(stomy) is making an opening.
    Liver(Hepato in Latin),Hepat(tis)is inflammation,Hepatosis is disease, Partial Hepat(ectomy ) is surgical removal.
    Bladder (Cyst in Latin), Cys(titis) is inflammation,cyst(ectomy) is surgical removal, Cysto(stomy) is making an opening.
    Start learning and you will enjoy a lot. It`s easy

  2. Doctor J said on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 19:05

    Medical terminology benefits health care by making communication between health professionals clear and precise. However, it can hinder health care, when those same professionals us complex terminology in their communication with patients.
    You do the rest to build on this.

  3. W W D said on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 22:48

    I agree with Dr. J. Also, it has been said that the greatest hindrance to a diagnosis is a previous diagnosis. That is, when one is labelled, it at least subtly changes perceptions, making a re-evaluation more difficult. And of course there are people for whom having a diagnosis fills a psychological need in a maladaptive way.

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