Medical Terminology Study Guide

1-4188-6226-6 © 2006 Publish date: July 25, 2005

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Course ID: medical-term-sg

If you need to learn medical terminology, this Medical Terminology study guide is the perfect tool and reference book. In fact, our line of skill-building and computer training books give you an excellent advantage and make fine reference material long after the course is completed.

The Medical Terminology courseware introduces you to common root words. These root words are the basic building blocks for the majority of medical terms. Once you understand the roots, your overall understanding of medical terms will grow. You will learn about the terms used for various systems, including the musculoskeletal, digestive, integumentary, cardiovascular, urinary, respiratory, reproductive, and neurosensory systems. In addition, you will learn about directional terms, prefixes and suffixes, common medical abbreviations, and how to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar medical word by examining the prefix, root, and suffix.

The Medical Terminology courseware takes the mystery out of medical words and gives you tools for understanding the words based on their roots, prefixes, and suffixes. This course is designed to teach you using a self-directed format. You can take as long as you need to familiarize yourself with the concepts presented and move on to the next unit when you are ready. In addition to being an excellent reference book, you can also use it to supplement your other training programs.

Course Contents

Unit 1 introduces common root terms and musculoskeletal terms

• Common root terms
• Common musculoskeletal terms

Unit 2 covers integumentary terms and digestive terms

• Integumentary system terms
• Digestive system terms

Unit 3 discusses cardiovascular terms and respiratory terms

• Cardiovascular system terms
• Respiratory system terms

Unit 4 covers urinary terms and reproductive terms

• Urinary system terms
• Reproductive system terms

Unit 5 discusses neurosensory terms and a review of root terms

• Neurosensory system terms
• Review of root terms

Unit 6 covers prefixes and suffixes from A through H

• Prefixes and suffixes from A through C
• Prefixes and suffixes from D through E
• Prefixes and suffixes from F through H

Unit 7 talks about prefixes and suffixes from I through O

• Prefixes and suffixes from I through K
• Prefixes and suffixes from L through M
• Prefixes and suffixes from N through O

Unit 8 covers prefixes and suffixes from P through Z

• Prefixes and suffixes that begin with P
• Prefixes and suffixes from R through S
• Prefixes and suffixes from T through X

Unit 9 talks about color prefixes and suffixes and medical titles

• Color prefixes and suffixes
• Medical title abbreviations

Unit 10 covers common medical abbreviations

• Common medical abbreviations

Unit 11 covers hospital and lab abbreviations

• Hospital abbreviations
• Lab tests, chemistries, and symbol abbreviations

Unit 12 covers directional terms and word combinations

• Directional terms
• Word combinations