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Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy!

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Feeling overwhelmed by medical terminology? Grab a lifeline: the newly updated Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy!®, 4th Edition offers clear and simple explanations of vital terms and their everyday use in nursing practice.

Medical Terminology Basics

The following documents provide a list of Common Root Words, Common Prefixes, and Common Suffixes in Medical Terminology. The lists are provided in two formats:

PDF [Portable Document Format]
Microsoft Excel

Medical terminology will appear on exams and be used in the clinical setting. Learning the common root words and recognizing common prefixes and suffixes are essential to success in the Nursing Education Program. Study these documents and take advantage of the Medical Terminology Guide from the JSCC Libraries.

Common Root Words Used in Medical Terminology
As a PDF.
Common Root Words Used in Medical Terminology
In an Excel spreadsheet.
Common Prefixes in Medical Terminology
In PDF.
Common Prefixes in Medical Terminology
As an Excel spreadsheet.
Common Suffixes in Medical Terminology
In PDF.
Common Suffixes in Medical Terminology
As an Excel spreadsheet.

Woodruff, D. W. (Ed.). (2018). Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy! (4thth ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.