Primary Navigation
Want to create or adapt books like this? Learn more about how Pressbooks supports open publishing practices.
Book Contents Navigation
Introduction
1.1 Introduction to Basic Word Structure
1.2 Basic Word Structure
1.3 Medical Language Rules
1.4 Combining Forms
1.5 Suffixes
1.6 Prefixes
1.7 Identifying Word Parts in Medical Terms
1.8 Review Exercises
2.1 Introduction to Suffixes
2.2 Suffixes for Symptoms
2.3 Suffixes for Treatment Procedures
2.4 Additional Suffixes
2.5 Review Exercises
3.1 Introduction to Prefixes
3.2 Prefixes for Location
3.3 Prefixes for Diagnostic Procedures and Symptoms
3.4 Prefixes for Number and Size
3.5 Additional Prefixes
3.6 Review Exercises
4.1 Introduction to Abbreviations
4.2 Activity and Nutrition Orders
4.3 Diagnostic Tests
4.4 Procedures
4.5 Medications and Medication Orders
4.6 Diseases and Symptoms
4.7 Obstetrics
4.8 Psychiatry
4.9 Common Medical Terms
4.10 24-Hour Clock
4.11 Review Exercises
5.1 Introduction to the Organization of the Body
5.2 Levels of Organization and Body Systems
5.3 Directional Terms and Body Planes
5.4 Body Cavities and the Abdominal Regions and Quadrants
5.5 Divisions of the Spine
5.6 Review Exercises
6.1 Introduction to Body Systems
6.2 Cardiovascular System
6.3 Respiratory System
6.4 Endocrine System
6.5 Female Reproductive System
6.6 Male Reproductive System
6.7 Lymphatic System
6.8 Urinary System
6.9 Nervous System
6.10 Integumentary System
6.11 Digestive System
6.12 Musculoskeletal System
6.13 Review Exercises
7.1 Introduction to Medications
7.2 Basics of Medications
7.3 Medication Routes and Forms
7.4 Intravenous (IV) Medications and Solutions
7.5 Medication Categories
7.6 Review Exercises
8.1 Introduction to Tests and Procedures
8.2 Laboratory Tests
8.3 Diagnostic Imaging: Radiology
8.4 Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, and MRI
8.5 Diagnostic Imaging: Example Scans
8.6 Clinical Tests and Procedures
8.7 Review Exercises
9.1 Introduction to Medical Professionals and Specialties
9.2 Physician Training and Specialties
9.3 Healthcare Practitioners
9.4 Additional Healthcare Providers
9.5 Hospital Units
9.6 Hospital Scenarios
9.7 Review Exercises
Glossary
Exercises
Previous/next navigation
The Language of Medical Terminology Copyright © 2022 by Lisa Sturdy and Susanne Erickson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.