Terminology

Terminology

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  Medical Terminology &Abbreviations Rachel R Walden, MLIS [email_address]
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  Strategies for BuildingYour Knowledge Read (and look up unfamiliar terms) Medical News (such as in MDConsult, online newspapers) Journal articles of interest Attend lectures or view taped lectures Study roots, suffixes, and prefixes Use pronunciation resources Word of the Day Explore MeSH Purchased workbooks and tools
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  Resources: Finding DefinitionsDictionaries such as Stedman’s or Dorland’s, MedlinePlus MeSH browser in PubMed Google search – define:word Example define:pericarditis Assorted online dictionaries
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  Resources: Subject-Specific DiabetesDictionary: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/dictionary/index.htm Dictionary of Radiological Terms: http://remm.nlm.nih.gov/dictionary.htm Digestive Diseases Dictionary (currently being updated): http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/ Kidney Diseases Dictionary: http:// kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kdictionary / NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms: http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/ NCI Drug Dictionary: http:// www.cancer.gov/drugdictionary / Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms: http:// www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm Sexual Health Glossary: http://www.ashastd.org/learn/learn_glossary_A_D.cfm Urologic Diseases Dictionary: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/udictionary/ Martinale (links to others): http://www.martindalecenter.com/MedicalD_Dict.html
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  Resources: Pronunciation MerckManual Home Edition: http:// www.merck.com/mmhe/resources/pronunciations/index/a.html Medical Terminology Jukebox: http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID =GEN504 Listen to PodCasts: http://casesblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/podcasts-from-conferences-of-university.html and http://casesblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/your-spreadsheet-becomes-wiki-lets-make.html
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  Resources: Prefixes, Suffixes,and Roots Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Prefixes%2C_Suffixes%2C_and_Combining_Forms Ex: find prefixes meaning “slow,” “bladder” http://ec.hku.hk/mt/ Ex: find suffixes meaning “pain,” “puncture” http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/1135/med_term_activites/ Terminology workbooks
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  Resources: Abbreviations Flashmed- http://www.flash-med.com/Abbreviation.asp Example: find “IM” Biomedical Abbreviation Server - http://abbreviation.stanford.edu/ Ex: find what “CABG,” “TRALI” stand for Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_abbreviations and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_abbreviations_used_in_medical_prescriptions Ex: find abbreviation meaning a drug should be administered 3x per day
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  Resources: Abbreviations, con’tJCAHO “Do Not Use” Abbreviations - http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/DoNotUseList/
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  Resources: Eponyms whonamedit.com Example: Addison’s Disease Wikipedia (pages for eponymous diseases, signs, and anatomical features) Print reference works on eponyms
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  Resources: Word ofthe Day Stedman’s: http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/9 Tabers: http:// www.tabers.com/tabersonline/ub ? MedTerms: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp
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  Games & QuizzesQuia: http://www.quia.com/shared/med/ , http://www.quia.com/shared/search?category=15176 FreeNurseTutor: http://www.freenursetutor.com/home/