Medical Terminology

Self-Study

Speech language pathologists working in medical settings need to be familiar with basic medical terminology.  Many of the terms you will see in medical records can be deciphered from an analysis of the affixes and roots.  The following pages will help you to learn the meanings of commonly used affixes and roots, as well as give you practice putting some the terms together into "real words."

The study quide is organized into easily managed units.  It is recommended that you study one new unit per week to complete the self study during a single semester.

Good Luck!

Unit One Terms
Unit Two Terms
Unit Three Terms
Unit Four Terms
Unit Five Terms
Unit Six Terms
Unit Seven Terms
Unit Eight Terms
Unit Nine Terms
Unit Ten Terms		 Unit One Self Quiz
Unit Two Self Quiz
Unit Three Self Quiz
Unit Four Self Quiz
Unit Five Self Quiz
Unit Six Self Quiz
Unit Seven Self Quiz
Unit Eight Self Quiz
Unit Nine Self Quiz
Unit Ten Self Quiz

Also check out On-line medical abbreviations made available through Dr. Julie Stierwalt's Transition to Medical Speech Pathology Course (Southwest Missouri State University CSD 690).

This study guide was developed based on materials used in the Health Occupations class at the Red River Valley Vocational Cooperative