The study program
Start with word parts, then work through body systems, procedures, and fictional clinical records.
Build the foundations
Break an unfamiliar term into its parts and work out what each part contributes.
Medical Word Foundations
Decode unfamiliar terms by recognizing their word parts.
Prefixes and Suffixes
Use common prefixes and suffixes to build precise medical words.
Combining Forms
Join roots and suffixes using common combining forms.
Prefixes for Quantity, Position, and Time
Use prefixes to distinguish number, location, and timing.
Suffixes for Findings and Conditions
Distinguish endings that describe pain, disease, and other findings.
Medical Singulars and Plurals
Recognize common plurals in anatomy and medical records.
Anatomical Direction and Movement
Read terms that locate structures and describe movement.
Learn the body systems
Recognize roots and common conditions across major body systems.
Body Systems
Recognize vocabulary for major organs and systems.
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Terms
Decode vocabulary for the heart, blood vessels, and breathing.
Blood Vessels and Heart Rhythm
Distinguish terms for circulation, rhythm, and blood flow.
Breathing and Airway Vocabulary
Distinguish breathing patterns, airway structures, and respiratory findings.
Digestive and Urinary Terms
Identify common terms for digestion and the urinary tract.
Digestive Findings and Procedures
Recognize terms for digestive findings and procedures.
Urinary Symptoms and Specimens
Distinguish terms for urine output, symptoms, and tests.
Musculoskeletal and Nervous System Terms
Separate terms for muscles, bones, joints, and nerves.
Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissues
Recognize terminology for joints, soft tissue, and movement.
Neurological Symptoms and Functions
Distinguish terminology for speech, movement, and sensation.
Blood and Endocrine Terms
Interpret word parts for blood cells and hormone-related vocabulary.
Immune and Lymphatic Terms
Recognize vocabulary for lymph nodes, spleen, and immune responses.
Vision and Hearing Terms
Interpret terms for the eye, ear, and sensory symptoms.
Skin and Reproductive Terms
Recognize common terms for skin and reproductive anatomy.
Pregnancy and Newborn Terms
Interpret vocabulary for pregnancy, birth, and newborn records.
Read the language of care
Distinguish procedures from instruments and reports, and read common chart vocabulary in context.
Medical Procedures
Tell common procedures apart by their suffixes.
Tests, Imaging, and Specimens
Distinguish a procedure, a recording, and an instrument.
Laboratory Reports and Reference Ranges
Interpret the language of fictional lab reports and specimen notes.
Imaging and Radiology Reports
Read terminology for imaging methods and report sections.
Infection and Microbiology Vocabulary
Distinguish words for organisms, samples, and lab findings.
Oncology and Pathology Vocabulary
Distinguish common terms in fictional oncology and pathology records.
Medication Labels and Routes
Interpret vocabulary for routes, formulations, and medication records.
Nutrition and Feeding Vocabulary
Understand terminology for feeding routes and intake notes.
Rehabilitation and Mobility Vocabulary
Understand terminology for movement and support.
Vital Signs and Measurements
Read vital-sign vocabulary and identify what each measurement describes.
Common Medical Abbreviations
Interpret common abbreviations in context.
Clinical Terminology
Interpret descriptive terms in fictional clinical notes.
Medical Documentation
Read basic directional and descriptive chart language.
Medical Record Sections
Locate history, reported symptoms, examination findings, and plans.
Apply what you know
Interpret fictional records, put technical terms into plain English, and complete the capstone.
Read a Fictional Chart
Interpret terminology using its context in a short record.
Translate Handoff Vocabulary
Restate fictional handoff language in plain English.
Documenting Certainty, Timing, and Change
Read modifiers that change the meaning of a fictional record.
Read Multi-line Clinical Records
Preserve anatomy, timing, and uncertainty when translating fictional notes.
Final Practice Exam
Review mixed concepts before taking the randomized exam.
Program Capstone
Apply word-building, anatomy, procedures, and chart vocabulary in one assessment.
Career tracks
Practice terminology in the records and conversations used in your field.
Medical Student Terminology
Practice the language of clinical encounters, case presentations, and medical literature.
Nursing Students
Read bedside assessments, shift handoffs, medication records, and notes about wounds, mobility, and fluid balance.
Medical Assisting
Follow outpatient records from rooming and visit intake through orders, specimens, referrals, and follow-up.
EMT and Paramedic Students
Interpret scene reports, airway and mental status findings, injury descriptions, and transfer-of-care reports.
Health Information and Coding
Extract the documented site, side, timing, certainty, and procedure details from fictional records.