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Medical Terminology Basics

Learn how medical words are built, what the common body-system terms and abbreviations mean, and how to use them safely in a medical office. Six short lessons and a quiz, free, with a certificate of completion.

75minutes
6lessons
1final quiz
Freecertificate of completion

What you’ll be able to do

  • Decode unfamiliar medical terms by splitting them into prefix, root and suffix
  • Match common terms to body systems and the specialists who treat them
  • Read directional terms and sides correctly on requisitions and referrals
  • Recognize the abbreviations on the ISMP Canada Do Not Use list and know how to handle them
  • Take accurate phone messages and understand the privacy basics of Alberta's Health Information Act

Curriculum

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Course lessons

6 lessons · module quiz
  1. 01Word parts: prefixes, roots and suffixesLesson
  2. 02Body systems and the specialists you will hear aboutLesson
  3. 03Directional and positional termsLesson
  4. 04Common abbreviations and the ISMP Canada Do Not Use listLesson
  5. 05Sound-alike terms and spelling accuracyLesson
  6. 06Using terminology at the front deskLesson
  7. 07QUIZMedical Terminology Basics: final quizQuiz