The Medical Terminology – A Word Association Approach course will teach you to understand medical terminology as it pertains to each body system. Using graphics and study tips you will not only learn definitions and root terms, but also their application in the medical world. Learning blocks are used to condense information and to help isolate what you need to know verses what is nice to know, and you will be provided with fun and unusual facts to help you remember the medical terminology in unique ways. You will have opportunities to see how medical terminology is used in the real world through case study assignments and will be provided with flashcards to help you study. The knowledge gained in this course will help you take the next step in your medical career or education.
Douglas Best is a trainer for Humana Military. He began working as a field medical instructor in the US Army in 1980. He has worked as a nurse in such areas as pediatrics, the emergency room, and the adult cardiac, surgical, newborn, and medical intensive care units. He is also a curriculum specialist and has developed workforce training programs including Medical Specialty Training for Displaced Workers, Certified Nursing Assistant in Spanish, and Medical Transcription for the University of Texas at Brownsville.
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
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Lesson 1
Common Root Terms, Musculoskeletal Root Terms
Lesson 2
Integumentary Root Terms, Digestive Root Terms
Lesson 3
Circulatory Root Terms, Respiratory Root Terms
Lesson 4
Genitourinary Root Terms, Reproductive Root Terms
Lesson 5
Neurosensory Root Terms, Root Term Review
Lesson 6
Medical Prefixes/Suffixes I
Lesson 7
Medical Prefixes/Suffixes II
Lesson 8
Medical Prefixes/ Suffixes III
Lesson 9
Medical Prefixes/Suffixes IV, Medical Titles I
Lesson 10
Abbreviations I
Lesson 11
Abbreviations II
Lesson 12
Word Combinations
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