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Add URL, Contact Us (Ask a Nurse), NursingMail.com, Linking Policy Nursing Topics, A to Z: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z   Web www.nursinga2z.com www.nursinghumor.com www.4nursing.com Nursing Degrees, LPN-RN, RN-BSN, RN-MSN, Associate, Bachelors, Masters and more! Medical Terminology A free education opportunity at Free-Ed.Net:"This is a complete and self-contained course in modern medical terminology. It is suitable for all students of the health occupations who will have a need to communicate with physicians, dentists, and other medical professionals. Little prior knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology are required. Each major unit of study begins with a pretest. The results of these tests determine whether you are required to study the material introduced in the unit. Likewise, each study unit concludes with a thorough study achievement exam. The results will tell you whether you require further study of the material presented in the unit." http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/HealthCare/MedTerm-v02.asp ****************************************************** Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms in nine European Languages:"This project was commissioned by The EuropeanCommission(DG III) and executed by Heymans Institute of Pharmacology and Mercator School, Department of applied Linguistics." http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/welcome.html ****************************************************** Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes, University of Minnesota, General College:"Activities to help you learn commonly used prefixes, suffixes, and roots in human anatomy and physiology. Go Here for a Brief Introduction to the History and Use of Medical Terminology." http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/med_term_activites/default.html ****************************************************** Medical Terminology and Cancer By Simon Cotterill:"This guide is intended as an introduction to medical terminology with an emphasis on cancer. The guide is primarily aimed at those who may have little or no medical background, and is also hoped to be of some use to those with more experience. It has been written for those engaged in cancer research such as data managers, clinical trial assistants, statisticians, and others. If you are a patient remember always to discuss your concerns with your physician who will be able to provide you with the information which most relevant to you. This guide may be of interest to you but discuss your information needs with your doctor first." http://www.cancerindex.org/medterm/ ****************************************************** Clinical Infectious Diseases:"The following is a list of abbreviations that are considered common enough in the infectious diseases literature that no definition is needed. Abbreviate these terms when they are first used in text or tables. However, still spell them out in titles and on first use in abstracts." http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/CID/abbrev.html ****************************************************** Glossary of Terms, Medical Terminology, Kidney Options:"Abdomen – The part of the body containing the internal organs. Lies between the pelvis and the chest cavity. Access – A means to get into the body. Accesses to the bloodstream for hemodialysis are fistulas, grafts, catheter, etc. Access to the peritoneal cavity for peritoneal dialysis is a catheter." http://www.kidneyoptions.com/medicalterm.html ****************************************************** Medical Quizzes, Central Business School, Marquette, Michigan:"Human Anatomy, Human Anatomy, Medical Office Procedures, Medical Records Coding, Medical Records Coding, Medical Records Coding, Medical Terminology, Medical Terminology, Medical Terminology, Medical Terminology - Abbreviations, Medical Terminology - Abbreviations, Medical Terminology - Cardiology, Medical Terminology - Urology, Punctuation - Subject/Verb Agreement" Michaeleen O'Sullivan 355 Forestville Basin Trail PO Box 1081 Marquette, MI 49855 (906) 226-5270, fax: (906) 226-0169, e-mail: michaeleen@upfirst.com http://www.upfirst.com/cbstrain/medquiz.htm ****************************************************** The medical students' guide to medical terminology:"The medical students' guide to medical terminology Medicine is a strange business. On the one hand, people are always emphasising the importance of communication. On the other, the terms that are used are so opaque and cloaked in euphemisms that it takes a good few years to actually understand what is being said to you. Knowing what people are really talking about can save you a whole heap of trouble." http://www.studentbmj.com/back_issues/0302/life/76.html ****************************************************** Learn Medical Terminology, KWIC Medical Training:"You Don't Have To Be A Brain Surgeon To Learn Medical Terminology. You think medical terms are long, unpronounceable words that only doctors can understand. You believe learning medical terminology requires spending long, agonizing hours memorizing those unpronounceable words and their meanings. KWIC Medical Training 9645 Gateway Drive, Suite B Reno, NV 89521 Toll free:(888)810-5936 Email info@learn-medical-terms.com http://www.kwicmedicaltraining.com/ ****************************************************** Medical Terminology Word Lists, By Specialty, MTDesk.com:"Alternative Medicine Terms, Cardiovascular Terms, Clinical Trial Acronyms, Dermatology/Skin Terms, Digestive/Gastrointestinal Terms, Foot & Ankle Terms, Male Reproductive Terms, Musculoskeletal Terms, Neonatal Terms, Nephrology Terms, Neurologic Terms, Neuropsychological Tests, Neuropsychological Test Descriptions, Obstetric/Gynecology Terms, Oncology Terms, Ophthalmology Terms, Physical Exam Terms, Radiology Terms, Respiratory Terms, Stumper Terms for New MTs, Urology Terms." http://www.mtdesk.com/wordlist.shtml ****************************************************** Medical Terminology, Universalclass.com:"This is a comprehensive study of medical terminology used in the science and health science fields. Ideal for all students in the health occupations or who will have to communicate with physicians, dentists, and other medical professionals. This course is designed to provide the student with a sound knowledge and understanding of the medical language used by the health care professionals. These words and symbols relate to body systems, anatomical structures, medical diagnosis and procedures. You are, solely accountable for your own achievement." http://home.universalclass.com/i/crn/2014.htm ****************************************************** Medical Terminology, Virtual Learning Center:"Medical terminology is the language of the medical field. Whether you are a doctor, nurse, medical secretary, medical transcriptionist, medical biller, medical coder or other health-care professional, a thorough understanding of medical terminology is paramount to performing your occupation competently." http://www.medical-terminology-course.com/index.html ****************************************************** Dr. Watson's Medical Terminology:"Dr. Watson's Medical Terminology, Version 4, is a complete, self-paced computer course, equivalent to a 3 semester hour course, for PCs or for the MacIntosh using Windows emulation. The course is divided into 14 chapters, covering General Terms, Body Structure, and the body systems. Each body system chapter includes sections on A & P, Pathology, Pharmacology, Lab, Clinic (X-ray, clinical, and surgical procedures), Records (abbreviations and miscellaneous terms), and Class (chapter objectives and ungraded exercises)." Watson Enterprises 625 Gore Rd, Kalama, WA 98625 Phone# 360-673-4275 Fax# 360-673-4283 http://www.watsonent.com/medterm.htm ****************************************************** Medical Terminology, Virtual Learning Center:"Medical terminology is the language of the medical field. Whether you are a doctor, nurse, medical secretary, medical transcriptionist, medical biller, medical coder or other health-care professional, a thorough understanding of medical terminology is paramount to performing your occupation competently." http://www.medical-terminology-course.com/index.html ****************************************************** Civil War and 19th Century Medical Terminology:"Phrase Meaning Abcpsia blindness Abscessus A swollen, inflamed area of the body where pus gathers." http://members.aol.com/jweaver300/grayson/medterm.htm ****************************************************** Old Medical Terminology:"Ablepsy - Blindness, Ague - Malarial Fever, American plague - Yellow fever." http://members.aol.com/AdamCo9991/medicalterminolgy.html ****************************************************** If your website is not listed here, we encourage you to submit it: Add Your Website/URL, please note, you do not have to install the nursingtop10.com linking code, to be listed. 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