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Teaching Medical Terminology
Teach Anatomic Planes with Playdough

Use this short, clever video using playdough to teach anatomic planes in the classroom.

CCOVI-19 Video
COVID-19 Videos

Watch one or both of these featured COVID-19 videos. One is short and covers basic information. The other is longer and is an in-depth scientific presentation. Both videos allow one to see COVID-19 medical terms in use. Cause, symptoms, spread, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention are covered.

Video - Anatomical Directional Terms
Video: Anatomical Directional Terms

Watch this 4-minute video on Anatomical Directional Terms to connect the terms visually with their relationship of one part of the body to another. An excellent video for beginning medical terminology students.

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Video: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

Fecal transfusion, stool transplant, human probiotic, fecal enema - why have these terms been replaced by fecal microbiota transplantation to describe this now standard procedure to treat recurrent Clostridium difficile, or C. diff. infection? Watch this short Mayo Clinic video to learn more.

Video - Understanding MRI
Video: Understanding MRI

Is there radiation exposure during an MRI? How does an MRI differ from a CT scan? Watch this short video to find the answers.

Video Macular Degeneration
Video: Macular Degeneration

Do you know someone with macular degeneration? Are you covering it in class? Find out why age-related macular degeneration could reach epidemic proportions.

Video - Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy BPH
Video: Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)

Are benign prostatic hypertrophy and benign prostatic hyperplasia the same? What is an enlarged prostate gland? Watch the video to find the answers.

Video - What is Bradycardia
Video: What is Bradycardia?

You have probably heard of tachycardia, but how about bradycardia? Unravel the word parts to find its meaning, and watch a two-minute video to learn more.

Video - Word Parts
Video: Word Parts

Learn how to approach medical terms built from word parts by breaking them up into prefix, word root, suffix.

Video - Myasthenia Gravis MG
Video: Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

Watch this short video on myasthenia gravis.

Video - How the Body Reacts to Tuberculosis
Video: How the Body Reacts to Tuberculosis

Watch this video on tuberculosis (TB), one of the most common causes of death worldwide from infectious disease.


Learn Medical Terminology

The Brief History of Medical Language

Medical language began with the ancient Greeks over 2,000 years ago. Hippocrates and Aristotle were...

Why Should I Learn Medical Terminology?

Medical language is necessary for those employed in healthcare. It can help you advance your career...

Why Learn Medical Terminology Online

Several tried-and-true methods can be used when studying medical terms. One of the easiest is to tak...