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Medical Vocabulary Notebook

Begin keeping a Vocabulary Notebook with medical terminology that is important for you. Add new words, phrases, or parts of words whenever you learn, hear, or read about terminology in English that you might use in your health care profession.

Divide your notebook into sections that are most meaningful and useful for you, such as the following:

Medical Roots

NEW TERM

MEANING/LAY TERM

EXAMPLE SENTENCE

     

 

Medical Prefixes

NEW TERM

MEANING

EXAMPLE SENTENCE

     

 

Medical Suffixes

NEW TERM

MEANING

EXAMPLE SENTENCE

     

 

Lay Terms/Medical Slang

NEW TERM

MEANING

   

 

Medical Abbreviations

NEW TERM

MEANING

   

 

Idioms in Health Care

NEW TERM

MEANING

   

The following websites are useful resources for reviewing or learning new medical vocabulary.