Library: Health: Terminology

Health subject guide

An Introduction to Medical Terminology for Health Care

Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions

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Quick Medical Terminology (ebook)

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Dictionary of Medical Terms (ebook)

Medical Terminology 9th ed.

Medical Terminology: The Basics - Lesson 1

An introduction to Numbers, Locations, Colours, Body Systems and Organs. You can also find more videos on the JJ Medicine Youtube channel.

Medical terms - common prefixes

A review of the common medical prefixes. For more you can visit Dr. John Campbell's Youtube channel.

Websites

Introduction to Medical Terminology e-Learning, Royal Flying Doctor Service
An interactive training module for non-clinical staff that covers a wide range of common medical terminology. The module takes around 30 minutes to complete.
Medical Terminology
Check the University of Minnesota's site for information on medical terminology.
Open MD Dictionary
Browse this online dictionary to find terms and their meanings.

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