Concept and term element dictionary (from meaning to term element)
12 topics with brief reviews: definitions, key facts, and seminar questions.
This section is your main tool for translating medical concepts into Latin terminological elements (TEs). It contains the foundation for correct prescription writing and diagnosis comprehension: from names of pharmaceutical substances and all types of dosage forms (liquid, solid, soft) to auxiliary grammar. We will cover numerals, adverbs, pronouns, participles, and the verb sum.
A separate large-scale block is dedicated to anatomical and clinical terminology. The ability to quickly select the required Greco-Latin root, suffix, or prefix based on the Russian meaning is a basic skill for working with international medical nomenclature.
During practical classes and tests, instructors strictly evaluate prescription wordings and the rules for prescribing various dosage forms. Pay special attention to constructing clinical diagnoses: the ability to assemble a term from TEs like a construction set is most frequently tested on the exam.
How is the phrase "Mix to form a herbal tea" translated into Latin?
In a prescription, this standard wording is written as: Misce, fiant species.
How to correctly translate "ether for narcosis"?
In Latin, this is translated as Aether pro narcosi.
How to properly write a prescription for a medication in ampoules?
The prescription indicates the name of the substance, its form, concentration, and volume. The instruction to the pharmacist must include the phrase: Da tales doses numero (abbreviated as D.t.d. N.) with the indication of the quantity and the addition in ampullis.
What is the difference between prescribing a simple and a compound herbal tea?
A compound herbal tea is prescribed by listing all plant components and their weight, followed by Misce, fiat species. Simple officinal teas (pectoral or diuretic) are prescribed directly by name with the indication of their total weight (e.g., 50.0 g).
How is the abbreviation ana translated and when is it used?
The word ana translates as "equal parts". It is used when several consecutive prescription components are taken in the exact same dosage, for example, zinc oxide and wheat starch 12.5 grams each.
How to correctly agree ordinal numerals with nouns?
They agree in the exact same way as regular adjectives of the first group (by the 1st and 2nd declensions). The numeral is put in the same gender, number, and case as the noun it modifies.
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