A Complete Guide to Medical Terminology

Medical terminology is used to describe the body and its associated conditions, components, and processes. The terms are used primarily by doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals. Morphology is the term used to describe the decoding and breakdown of medical terms into their three basic parts: prefix, root, and suffix. Many medical terms contain words originally found in the Latin or Greek languages. Knowing the individual meanings of certain suffixes can help in understanding the term in its entirety. For instance, when looking at a term that includes the suffix “itis,” this indicates that the condition causes inflammation. If the medical term is talking about a disease or condition that affects multiple parts of the body, the two body parts are combined using the letter “o.” An example of this is gastroenteritis, which involves both the stomach and the small intestine, with “itis” indicating that the condition causes inflammation of both body parts.

Medical Terminology Sites

  • Common Medical Terms: List of commonly used medical terms and their definitions, listed in alphabetical order.
  • Pronunciation Guide: Click on a medical term to hear its correct pronunciation.
  • Medical and Surgical Terminology: Learn diagnostic, physiology, specialties, surgical, and other miscellaneous medical terms.
  • Medical Terminology Web: This page features medical terminology resources on prefixes, suffixes, medical root words, and pronunciation of medical terms.
  • Cancer and Medical Terminology: Complete guide to learning terminology used in medical records to describe various medical conditions and what these terms mean.
  • Medical Terms: List of commonly used medical terms and abbreviations, as well as important complete blood count (CBC) ranges.
  • Paramedic Medical Terminology: List of common usage medical terms, their descriptions, meanings, and word unit.
  • Medical Terminology 101: Tips to help better understand medical terminology by breaking down the components of the words.
  • Speech Language Pathology: List of prefixes and root words that define a number or size, roots that define color, prefixes and roots that define direction, and root words that define anatomical location.
  • Glossary of Medical Abbreviations: Write in shorthand by learning these important medical term abbreviations.

Medical Terminology Quizzes

Medical Terminology Lesson Plans

  • Medical Terminology Notes & Handouts: List of printable notes, exercises, and handouts pertaining to medical terminology.
  • Quizzes and Games: List of flashcards, word searches, concentration games, and quizzes to help learn medical terminology in a range of health fields.
  • Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes Activities: Here you will find a wide selection of activities to help learn medical term prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
  • Medical Terminology Activities: Activities to help teach commonly used medical terms and their prefixes, suffixes, and root words in human anatomy and physiology.
  • Careers in Health: Lesson plan that helps students identify professions in the healthcare field and learn important medical terminology.
  • A Word Association Approach: Medical terminology course that focuses on root terms and how they relate to body systems.
  • TEL Lesson Plan: Summary and instructions of a medical terminology lesson plan for nursing students in grade level 11 through 12.
  • Medical Term Bingo: Lesson plan for students learning medical terminology that focuses on combining word parts, pronunciation, and learning the meanings of the terms.
  • Cells, Tissues, and Organs Lesson Plan: Lesson plan to help students identify and describe the functions of cells, tissues and major body organs and learn the terms associated with these functions.
  • Common Medical Terms: Download the lesson plan to help learn common medical vocabulary.
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