Module 3 – Unit 2: Project Work
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 |
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NEW TERM |
MEANING/LAY TERM |
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Medical Prefixes |
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NEW TERM |
MEANING |
EXAMPLE SENTENCE |
Medical Suffixes |
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NEW TERM |
MEANING |
EXAMPLE SENTENCE |
Lay Terms/Medical Slang |
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NEW TERM |
MEANING |
Medical Abbreviations |
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NEW TERM |
MEANING |
Idioms in Health Care |
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NEW TERM |
MEANING |
The following websites are useful resources for reviewing or learning new medical vocabulary.
- Medical Roots. The Study Stack. www.studystack.com/studytable-22896 http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-22896
- Medical Prefixes. The Study Stack.http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-6120. http://www.studystack.com/studytable-6120
- Medical Suffixes. The Study Stack. http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-6152. http://www.studystack.com/studytable-6152
- www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/. Click on “Search U of M.” Then type “medical terminology” in the search box
- Medical Terminology Web.http://ec.hku.hk/mt/
- http://www.lcsc.edu/healthocc/enable02/medterm.htm
- MedicineNet.com. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp