Medical Terminology

Read, write and speak clinical language without guessing.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Roots, prefixes and suffixes
2. 1.2 Combining forms
3. 1.3 Singular and plural rules
4. 1.4 Pronunciation and spelling traps
1. 2.1 Anatomical position and planes
2. 2.2 Directional terms
3. 2.3 Body cavities and regions
4. 2.4 Cells, tissues and organs
1. 3.1 Musculoskeletal terms
2. 3.2 Cardiovascular terms
3. 3.3 Respiratory terms
4. 3.4 Digestive terms
1. 4.1 Nervous system terms
2. 4.2 Endocrine terms
3. 4.3 Urinary and reproductive terms
4. 4.4 Skin and sensory terms
1. 5.1 The vocabulary of disease processes
2. 5.2 Signs, symptoms and syndromes
3. 5.3 Imaging and test vocabulary
4. 5.4 Pathology and laboratory terms
1. 6.1 Surgical terms
2. 6.2 Medication and pharmacy terms
3. 6.3 Therapy and rehabilitation terms
4. 6.4 Routes, doses and timing abbreviations
1. 7.1 Common abbreviations, and the dangerous ones
2. 7.2 Reading a clinical note
3. 7.3 Referral and discharge letters
4. 7.4 Coding and classification in outline
1. 8.1 Speaking to colleagues precisely
2. 8.2 Translating for patients and families
3. 8.3 Avoiding errors caused by similar-sounding words
4. 8.4 Keeping your vocabulary current

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Job-ready from the first module Everything here is a task you will actually be asked to do at work, not theory you will never use.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.