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MedlinePlus: Understanding Medical Words Tutorial

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Reviewed:: Dec 14, 2022 by Biology

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Overview:: A tutorial from MedlinePlus, a service arm of NIH's National Library of Medicine, on understanding medical terminology, learning how to put together parts of medical words to learn its meaning, and quizzes to determine what you've learned.
Type of Material:: Tutorial; drill and practice
Recommended Uses:: Homework, in-class lecture supplements, for independent learners
Technical Requirements:: Resource is accessible through most internet browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:: Users of this resource will understand the meaning of basic medical terminology, learn how to break down and reconstruct medical words for clarity, and be better at communicating with health care providers
Target Student Population:: Life sciences and Health sciences courses for high school and college, Graduate School, Professional School
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: None

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Presentation is concise and informed by scholarship
Content is accurate at the time of the review
Self-contained for personal learning or for rigorous academic pursuits
Vocabulary is appropriate for users who may not be very familiar with most medical terminology
Interactivity through quizzes keeps users interested in the material

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Learning objectives presented as "What’s in it for me" for a personalized user engagement
Can be done online, downloaded and saved, or printed as pdf for offline use
The resource is easily shareable through social media links
Most of the materials are in the public domain
Copyrighted materials are labeled with the copyright holder and date of copyright.

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none

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Resource accessible with most internet browsers
Navigation is intuitive and easy to follow
Of high design quality, simple but visually appealing
Information is organized and follows a logical order
Information can beshared on social media and e-mail, so you can print it if necessary.

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none

Other Issues and Comments:: This website is an excellent source of information for the academic and non-academic audience alike who are interested in learning medical terminology.
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