Medical Terminology Made Easy

Name: Medical Terminology Made Easy
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Build your foundation in medical terminology for coding, billing, anatomy, healthcare and Medical English 101.

Created byMedBridge Learning Center

Last updated 10/2025

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What you'll learn

Identify the Greek and Latin roots and affixes found in medical terminology, and associate them with their relevant body organs and medical specialties.
Use a smart dissection technique to divide and define medical terms, even if you see the term for the first time.
Identify the characteristics of singular and plural forms of medical terms and how they work.
Differentiate between the different body systems, medical specialties and their relevant body organs.
Learn the correct way of pronouncing medical terms.

Course content

4 sections • 22 lectures • 4h 44m total length

Introduction2:42
This lecture introduces learners to the importance of medical terminology in healthcare. It highlights how mastering these terms enhances communication among healthcare providers, reduces errors, and builds confidence in professional practice.
Foundations of Medical Terminology7:10
In this Lecture, learners discover the building blocks of medical language, including common prefixes, suffixes, root words and the combining vowel (O). These basics serve as the foundation for understanding and forming accurate medical terms.
How To Dissect Medical Terms2:44
This lecture focuses on practical strategies to break down complex medical terms into understandable parts. By learning to identify and analyze word components, learners will be able to quickly grasp the meaning of unfamiliar terminology.
Singular and Plural Forms in Medical Terminology2:46
This lecture explains the rules for forming singular and plural versions of medical terms. Learners will gain clarity on commonly confusing word endings and strengthen their ability to use terms correctly in both written and spoken contexts.

Suffixes24:32
This chapter features the six types of suffixes and and lists them separately in tables in a way that makes them easy to memorize.
Practising Suffixes
Prefixes10:52
This chapter features the five types of prefixes and and lists them separately in tables in a way that makes them easy to memorize.
Practising Prefixes
Anatomical & Directional Terminology12:42
This chapter highlights the directional terms, body planes and positions, and body surface terms. They are presented with visuals to make them easily grasped.
Anatomical & Directional Terminology
Body Systems (overview)20:44
This chapter is a concise introduction on the ten body systems because it is believed that to have some knowledge about the body systems will facilitate your understanding of medical terms, provide you with a context and make it easier for you to remember them.
Divide, define and put together.

Hematology7:00
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Building Hematology Terms
Immunology10:00
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Dermatology12:16
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Building Dermatology Terms
Ophthalmology13:00
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Building Ophthalmology Terms
Otorhinolaryngology13:50
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Building Otorhinolaryngology Terms
Pulmonology15:56
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Building Pulmonology Terms
Orthopedics20:24
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Building Orthopedic Terms
Endocrinology15:57
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Building Endocrinology Terms
Gastroenterology20:55
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Building Gastroenterology Terms
Neurology15:45
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Building Neurology Terms
Obstetrics & Gynecology13:16
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Building Obstetrics and Gynecology Terms
Cardiology16:00
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Medical Term Analysis
Urology & Nephrology24:36
The lecture provides a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes.
Building Urology & Nephrology Terms

Requirements

No medical background is needed! we start from scratch.

Description

This course is very special, it provides a combination of medical terminology and anatomy. It links them together with visuals to make them easily grasped and remembered. It is divided into two sections. The first section, on one hand, features five chapters:

1. Chapter of a general introduction which lays the foundation for this course. It introduces the different word parts that compose the medical term, which are the word root, affixes (prefixes and suffixes), and the combing vowel. In addition, it highlights the smart dissection technique that unveils the tricks on how to understand medical terms. Finally, this introduction brings to light the singular and plural forms of medical terminology and how to memorize them.

2. Chapter of suffixes which includes all the types of suffixes.

3. Chapter of prefixes which includes all the types of prefixes.

4. Chapter of anatomical and directional terminology which highlights the body planes, sections, positions, and body surface terms.

5. Chapter of an overview on the body systems which furnishes the medical terms with their medical contexts.

On the other hand, the second section covers thirteen medical specialties. They are dermatology, hematology, orthopedics, gynecology & obstetrics, endocrinology, cardiology, otorhinolaryngology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, neurology, ophthalmology, urology and immunology.

Each chapter begins with a concise introduction to the medical specialty, and then delineates its relevant medical terms. In other words, it divides the medical specialty into word parts, which are usually body organs, and list their related medical terms with the help of the different medical prefixes and suffixes. In urology, for example, both nephr/ and ren/ are word roots referring to kidney (a body organ). Each word root is highlighted separately, and its medical terms are listed with adding the medical affixes, such as nephr/o/logy, nephr/itis, nephr/otomy, etc.

Who this course is for:

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Medical Terminology Made Easy

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Course content

Fundamentals of Medical Terminology4 lectures • 15min

Building Medical Terms4 lectures • 1hr 9min

Medical Specialties13 lectures • 3hr 19min

Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

Requirements

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