Medical Acronyms Crossword
Acronyms are abbreviations that are pronounced like words, such as “NASA,” and are commonly used in medical and everyday language.
Solve the crossword to check your knowledge of 10 commonly used medical acronyms.
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Medical Terminology Crossword: Word Roots
Short on time over the holiday season? Take a break from your usual routine and solve this Mini Crossword. Extra clues are provided for those not involved in healthcare.
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Medical Eponyms Crossword Puzzle
Eponyms are a long-standing tradition in medicine. Eponyms often involve honoring a prominent physician-scientist who played a major role in the identification of the disease.
Solve the crossword to review the more common medical eponyms in use today.
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Medical Terminology Crossword: Medical Prefixes
Prefixes are used to modify the meaning of a medical term and are commonly used to build medical terms made up of word parts.
Solve the Medical Prefixes Crossword, and be reminded of what prefixes mean and how they are used in the language of medicine.
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Medical Terminology Flashcards – Paper Rules
How often have you seen students overwhelmed by the number of word parts they need to memorize in a short period of time?
Read this article on how you can help them effectively use the ‘old fashioned’ paper flashcard method to learn word parts and save time doing it.
Homonyms in Medical Language
Homonyms – terms that sound alike but have a different meaning, for example, ileum and ilium. Misuse may cause harm and at the very least be embarrassing. Take care in their use. Check out the post for guidelines.
Video: Word Parts
Learn how to approach medical terms built from word parts by breaking them up into prefix, word root, suffix.
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Homonyms in Medical Language
Homonyms -terms that sound alike but have a different meaning, for example, two, too and to, or in medical language, ileum and ilium. They can be confusing. Misuse may cause harm and at the very least be embarrassing. Be safe in their use. Read this post on the proper use of medical homonyms.