Introduction to Medical Terminologies

Learning objectives

At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to:

• Define “Medical Term”.
• Analyse the components of a medical term.
• Describe the components of medical terms.
• Use basic prefixes, suffixes and combining forms to build medical terms.

About this course

Medical terminology is the study of medical word building to help the student develop the medical vocabulary.Find resources here for classroom instruction and student activities.

Learning Resources

Handout - Introduction to Medical Terminologies

Introduction to Medical Terminologies

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