Learn Medical Language and Terminology

Explore basic word structure in medical terminology, learning roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms to decode terms like myocarditis and gastrectomy. Build a practical vocabulary for healthcare language.

Explore medical root words and the meanings of common prefixes and suffixes to form and understand new terms, with examples like abdomen, acro, acute, carcinoma, adipose, aerosol, amnio, and angiogram.

Master medical root words and their meanings, from calcium and capillary to carcinoma and cardiology, with examples and clinical terms explained in this part 2 lecture.

Explore medical root words related to blood, liver, and body systems, with examples like hemorrhage, hepatitis, jaundice, ischemia, laparoscopy, and lymphadenopathy to build terminology skills.

Master medical root words and terminology through real-world examples like mastectomy, osteomyelitis, pneumonia, dysphagia, presbyopia, proctology, and physiology, building a practical clinical language foundation.

Explore essential medical root words and terminology, from radiology and renal terms to sepsis, stomatitis, and thoracic cavity concepts.

Learn medical prefixes from without to abduction and adduction, with examples like adipose tissue, albinism, analgesia, autoimmune, bilateral, bronchospasm, carotid arteries, contraception, metabolism, cannibalism, connective tissue, and cyclic terminology.

Explore medical word prefixes and roots, covering meanings like lack of, through, inside, and outside, with examples such as dehydration, diagnosis, and ectopic pregnancy.

Explore medical prefixes and their meanings, from uni and semi to retro and supra, with examples like podiatrist, arthritis, precancerous, sepsis, and renal terms.

Master medical word suffixes and their meanings from an alphabetical list, including pertaining to, pain, and disease. Explore examples like cardiac, arthralgia, pulmonary, and hematocrit to reinforce terminology.

Explore medical word suffixes, including afferent and efferent, ossification, transfusion, gram, graph, graphy, and itis, with examples like pneumonia, hemoglobin, and electrocardiogram.

Learn medical word suffixes in part 3, including meanings like word or phrase, stone-related terms, radiolucent versus radiopaque imaging, destruction, and the study of cancers.

Learn medical word suffixes and their meanings through numerous examples, including osteoporosis, ostomy, thoracotomy, hypoxia, paraplegia, dyspepsia, neoplasia, rhinoplasty, and other medical terminology.

This lecture covers medical word suffixes, including somnia, spasm, asphyxia, peristalsis, and suffixes for conditions like hypertension and atresia, with practical word examples.

Explore core body structures and medical root words, including glands, cartilage, chromosomes, DNA, cytometer, cytometry, tissue lysis, nucleus, karyotype, nuclear medicine, sarcoma, viscera, ligaments, metacarpals, and metatarsus.

Discover how cells, with membranes, nucleus, DNA, and chromosomes, build body structure and energy through metabolism, and how tissues and organs form major systems.

Explore the body's major cavities, including cranial, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, and spinal, along with their organs, regional anatomy, and key anatomical terms and root words used to describe positions.

Learn key body structures and medical terms across skeletal, reproductive, respiratory, and digestive systems, including osteoarthritis, testis and ovary terminology, suturing and endoscope use, and common conditions.

Explore body structures and terminology, from trachea and umbilicus to vaginal prolapse, blood components like erythrocytes and leukocytes, and diagnostic imaging such as MRI, CT, ultrasound, and endoscopy.

Explore a comprehensive list of medical abbreviations and their descriptions, including commonly used terms across anatomy, physiology, emergency care, labs, vital signs, and procedures.

Decode common medical abbreviations across ophthalmology, surgery, and patient care. Learn terms like pupils equal and reactive to light, Q4 dosing, PIV, NICU, UTI, and TIA.

Track the flow of food through the digestive system, from the oral cavity through the stomach to the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and beyond to the large intestine.

Explore the anatomy and function of teeth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and pancreas, including tooth types, stomach regions, intestinal divisions, and pancreatic enzymes and hormones.

Learn key digestive system terms, including liver, gallbladder, bile, pancreas, stomach, intestines, esophagus, and associated ducts, with focus on absorption, digestion, peristalsis, and defecation.

Explore digestive system key terms including emulsification, enzymes, fatty acids, glucose, insulin, glycogen, hepatic portal system, hydrochloric acid, peristalsis, mucosa, saliva, salivary glands, protease, triglycerides, uvula, and villi.

Explore digestive system root words from oral to colon, including terms like gingivitis, sublingual, ileum, colonoscopy, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, and biliary, to build medical vocabulary.

Learn digestive system root words and terminology, with examples like glucose, glycogen, glycol, laparoscopy, peritoneum, pyloric stenosis, and hernia repair, plus related procedures.

Explore common digestive system prefixes—dia, endo, epi, extra, hyper, hypo, sub—and related terms like diarrhea, dyspepsia, endoscope, epigastric, extracorporeal lithotripsy, sublingual, and ultrasound imaging.

Explore digestive system suffixes, their meanings, and clinical examples— from -algia, -ase, and -emesis to -ectomy, -ostomy, -scopy, and -stenosis—tying terminology to anatomy and disease.

Explore key signs, symptoms, and digestive disease conditions, from anorexia and dysphagia to constipation, diarrhea, cirrhosis, celiac disease, appendicitis, and inflammatory bowel disease.

Learn key signs and symptoms of common diseases, including gastric and pancreatic cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, peptic ulcers, hemorrhoids, fistulas, polyps, peritonitis, hepatitis, obesity, and blood in stool.

Explore liver function tests, pancreatic diagnostics, stool tests, and a spectrum of imaging, endoscopic, and surgical procedures used to assess and treat digestive health.

Explore digestive system pharmacology terms, including antacids with calcium, magnesium, or sodium bicarbonate, antiemetics for vomiting and motion sickness, antivirals for diarrhea symptoms, and laxatives for constipation.

Explore commonly used digestive system abbreviations, including liver function tests, BMI, IBD, IBS, intravenous, MRI, ultrasound, nasogastric tube, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric bypass.

Explore systemic and pulmonary circulation, tracing how oxygenated blood leaves the left ventricle via the aorta and returns deoxygenated to the right heart, and learn the heart's chambers and valves.

Explore the cardiac cycle, diastole and systole, and heart sounds with valves regulating flow. Learn conduction from SA node to AV node and the aorta and pulmonary artery.

Learn cardiology root words and key terms for the cardiovascular system, including angiography, arteriosclerosis, coronary arteries, cyanosis, arrhythmias, ischemia, and valvular procedures.

Explore the lymphatic system basics, including lymph, lymph nodes, thoracic and right lymphatic ducts, spleen, thymus, tonsils, and key immune concepts like antigens, antibodies, and lymphocytes.

Explore cardiovascular prefixes and their meanings, including bradycardia, tachycardia, endocardium, and pericardium, with examples like anticoagulant, echocardiography, transdermal delivery, and epigastric considerations.

Explore common cardiology suffixes and their meanings, with examples such as tachycardia, ischemia, thrombolysis, cyanosis, angioplasty, and electrocardiogram, linking form to heart health terminology.

Explore cardiovascular symptoms, disorders, and diseases—including aneurysm, atherosclerosis, claudication, heart failure, and arrhythmias— with key terms and related diagnostic concepts.

Explore medical language through symptoms, disorders, and diseases, covering hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, tachycardia, palpitations, lymphomas, congenital defects, infections, and vascular disorders.

Explore a comprehensive suite of cardiovascular tests and imaging, from BNP and cardiac biomarkers to angiography, CT angiography, MRI, echocardiography, EKGs, stress tests, and lipid profiles.

Explore common cardiovascular medical and surgical procedures, including atherectomy, angioplasty, pacemakers, CRT, catheter ablation, cardioversion, valve repair, CABG, defibrillators, ICDs, AEDs, IABP, heart transplantation, LVAD, and transcatheter therapies.

Explore cardiovascular pharmacology concepts, including ace inhibitors, angiotensin ii receptor antagonists, anticoagulants, antiarrhythmics, antihypertensives, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, nitrates, thrombolytics, vasodilators, and lipid-lowering agents.

Explore a comprehensive list of cardiovascular abbreviations and their meanings, decoding terms such as acs, cpr, icd, ami, cabg, chf, echo, ef, ldl, pci, and tavi.

Explore the passage of air from nose and mouth through the airways to the lungs, detailing the bronchial tree, alveoli, capillaries, and gas exchange across the alveolar membrane.

Explore the respiratory system with lungs, bronchi, alveoli, trachea, and diaphragm, and learn how external and internal respiration enable gas exchange and cellular respiration via oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hemoglobin.

Learn respiratory root words and examples, including adeno, nasal, rhino, laryngoscope, trachea, bronchoscopy, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, cyanosis, and epiglottitis.

Explore respiratory system root words and terms, including mediastinum anatomy, mediastinal scope, blackland disease from coal dust, purulent and mucous discharges, hypoxia, and key procedures.

Explore respiratory system prefixes, including apnea, hypoxia, and nasal cavity anatomy, to identify terms describing breathing disorders and regional anatomy such as sinuses and the glottis.

Explore respiratory system suffixes and key terms, from neuralgia and cyanosis to pneumonia, laryngoscope, and rhinoplasty, enabling precise medical language skills.

Identify key respiratory conditions and signs, from bronchitis to pneumonia and asthma. Define related terms and anatomy, including larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, atelectasis, pleural effusion, and COPD.

Explore key respiratory conditions and terminology, from deviated septum and emphysema to epiglottitis and hypoxia. Understand associated signs, symptoms, and terms such as pleural friction rub, pneumonitis, influenza, and tuberculosis.

Explore respiratory diagnostic procedures, from auscultation and percussion to arterial blood gas testing, chest X-ray, CT, MRI, PET scans, and lung function tests like spirometry and pulse oximetry.

Pulmonary function tests measure how well the lungs work using spirometry to assess tidal volume, residual volume, vital capacity, and capacities like FRC and IC, guiding diagnosis and treatment.

Explore pulmonary medical and surgical procedures, including intubation, postural drainage, lobectomy, lung volume reduction surgery, tracheostomy, lung biopsy, thoracotomy, and minimally invasive thoracic examination of the pleural lining.

Explore key respiratory treatment terms and devices, including nebulized mist therapy, CPAP for sleep apnea, extubation, IPTV, nasal cannula oxygen, upright positioning, and postural drainage.

Learn key respiratory pharmacology terms, including bronchodilators, corticosteroids, nebulized treatments and inhalers, decongestants, expectorants, isoniazid, and mucolytics, and their roles in asthma, COPD, allergies, and TB management.

Decode respiratory system abbreviations to understand diseases, tests, and anatomy, including COPD, ARDS, OSA, TB, pneumonia, CT and MRI imaging, PFT, and lung lobes.