When working in the medical field, learning and using medical terminology is essential to navigating through the vast ever-advancing medical world. Every occupation within healthcare uses it. Medical terminology is a universal language in the medical field that helps us identify, define and understand large complicated terms which facilitates faster and easier to understand oral and written communication. With the ability to put together root words and modify them by using prefixes and suffixes, one can figure out meanings and spot mistakes. In addition, it creates consistency and accuracy over several practices and departments. Thus, medical terminology is efficient and essential to simplifying communication in the medical world.
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Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, support services such as therapies and dietitians, technologists, councillors, social work, sterile processing, and phlebotomy are only some of the occupations that use medical terminology. Although to a much lesser degree, medical terminology has a part in housekeeping by describing illnesses housekeepers need to be aware of prior to entering and or cleaning isolated patient rooms for patient and staff safety as well as knowing which chemicals are effective to clean after which diseases. While medical assistants, unit clerks, transcriptionists, medical billers and coders among many administration occupations rely heavily on their knowledge of medical terminology. As mentioned before, medical terminology helps the staff and different departments communicate with each other quickly and accurately. Medical terminology plays an important role for anyone who works in the healthcare …show more content…
Given these points, having a strong foundation in medical terminology will serve to strengthen my ability to quickly analyse words and understand the language in the world of medicine. In knowing and understanding medical terminology, spotting, questioning and eliminating errors becomes easier to do. In order for me to contribute to providing safe patient care, as I will be working for and with many health professional and departments, accuracy in oral and written communication is a priority. Accuracy in communication means having a strong foundation in medical terminology. Now I just need to put my knowledge into
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Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, support services such as therapies and dietitians, technologists, councillors, social work, sterile processing, and phlebotomy are only some of the occupations that use medical terminology. Although to a much lesser degree, medical terminology has a part in housekeeping by describing illnesses housekeepers need to be aware of prior to entering and or cleaning isolated patient rooms for patient and staff safety as well as knowing which chemicals are effective to clean after which diseases. While medical assistants, unit clerks, transcriptionists, medical billers and coders among many administration occupations rely heavily on their knowledge of medical terminology. As mentioned before, medical terminology helps the staff and different departments communicate with each other quickly and accurately. Medical terminology plays an important role for anyone who works in the healthcare …show more content…
Given these points, having a strong foundation in medical terminology will serve to strengthen my ability to quickly analyse words and understand the language in the world of medicine. In knowing and understanding medical terminology, spotting, questioning and eliminating errors becomes easier to do. In order for me to contribute to providing safe patient care, as I will be working for and with many health professional and departments, accuracy in oral and written communication is a priority. Accuracy in communication means having a strong foundation in medical terminology. Now I just need to put my knowledge into