Medical Terminology for International Students aims to assist your learning and retention by focusing on:
- Presentation and practice of medical terms in manageable semantic groups per unit.
- Etymology of the terms (Greek and Latin derivation).
- Learning of lay equivalents of medical terms to enhance communication of medical information to patients.
- Associating medical terms to General English words; for example, “abduction of a limb” can be more easily understood if compared with a person’s abduction.
- Comparative presentation of terms in different organ contexts; for example, the “fornix” of the brain, and the “fornix” of the vagina.
- Pronunciation patterns of medical terms, with audio files.
- Explanation of the spelling of easily confused terms or word parts based on etymology, e.g. “-cleisis” (from Greek: to occlude) vs “-clysis” (from Greek: to wash out).
- Specially designed tasks that reflect the above instructional/learning methodology.
- Review units to consolidate learning and retention or/and self-assess your progress.
