Need a Reliable Online Medical Dictionary?

 

Ascension Wisconsin Library Services offer several digital dictionaries:

• Dorland’s Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and   Abbreviations 7^th Ed. ©2016 in Clinical Key
• Stedman’s Medical Dictionary ©2016  in StatRef 
• Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 23^rd Ed. ©2017 in R2 Library

Looking for other eBooks? 

Here are some other resources for you to use courtesy of Library Services:

• Ascension Library Catalog
• eBooks at Ascension Wisconsin
• Q&A: Is there an approved list of abbreviations for Ascension Wisconsin?

Still have questions?

·         Contact your favorite Ascension Wisconsin Librarians: 

                    Michele Matucheski  or Kellee Selden 

 

  

FREE Online Medical Terminology Class from Des Moines University

A fast, easy and fun way to learn medical words and meanings.

FREE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY COURSE

Who is this course for?
Those interested in learning how to better understand common medical words and meanings but do not need a certificate of completion.

What do you get?
Access to all 15 modules at no cost.

What you don’t get?
Progress through the course is not tracked. We are unable to confirm you’ve completed the course and a certificate of completion is not available.

Start the FREE Online Medical Terminology Course

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Who is this course for?

• Pre-requisite for college or academic program.*
• Condition of employment.
• Other opportunities where documentation of medical terminology knowledge is required.

*Please note: The course is not eligible for academic credit or a grade from Des Moines University. An academic transcript is not available from the registrar's office. DMU does not guarantee acceptance of the course. It’s the user's responsibility to confirm the course qualifies.

What do you get?

• Certificate of attendance for 2.0 contact hours which can be used as documentation of your knowledge regarding medical terminology.
• Audio pronunciation of medical terms.
• Post-module assessments and 30 question final quiz which confirms you’ve mastered the medical terms.

Register to Receive a Certificate ($99)

Este curso también se ofrece en Español

If you have questions about the certificate of participation, please see our frequently asked questions.

Este curso también se ofrece en Español

Medical Terminology Textbooks and Free Online Classes

Looking for a FREE online class to brush up on your medical terminology skills? 

Try one of the following  courses from reputable institutions :

Introduction to Medical Terminology - Absolutely Free Courses 

"Our free Introduction To Medical Terminology course is entirely online. This course will help you understand Medical Terminology by explaining how to break down medical terms. Extensive coverage of medical prefixes, suffixes, and root words. We then cover basic human anatomy and physiology in chapters on the human body, the skeletal system and the nervous system. 

This course includes invaluable resource materials such as printable lists of prefixes, suffixes, root words, and bones in the human body."

How to Learn Medical Terminology Online for Free  
This article lists a number of free online medical terminology courses from respectable institutions such as :

• Des Moines Univeristy

• The National Library of Medicine

• The National Cancer Institute 

Additionally, the following PRINT books on Medical Terminology are available at the MMC Library :

If you are interested in checking any of these out, please contact Your Librarian, Michele Matucheski via Outlook.  If you are an Ascension Wisconsin Associate, I'll send them anywhere within legacy Affinity or Ministry Health Care regions.  

These and other Medical Terminology titles are available at Ascension Wisconsin Libraries.  Check our respective Library Catalogs for specifics :

              CSM Catalog -  Ministry Catalog - WFHC Catalog 

Comments, questions, requests or suggestions,  please contact your favorite Ascension Wisconsin Librarian :  

Michele Matucheski        Mary Pat Gage         Elissa Kinzelman-Vesely      Kellee Selden

Online Medical Dictionaries

Looking for a reliable online medical dictionary?  We have several available through Ascension Wisconsin –  Library Services.   (Ministry/Affinity - CSM - WFHC).  

Dorland’s Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations (via Clinical Key)

/ c2016     Affinity / Ministry / WFHC Access provided by Library subscription. 

        

There are also links through the E-Books Tab of our A-Z List and through our Library Catalogs  : 

              CSM Catalog -  Ministry Catalog - WFHC Catalog 

Look for the online versions with live links.

If you are looking for reliable medical dictionaries that are freely available on the web, we also recommend the following :

The Free Medical Dictionary - by Farlex

Medical Dictionary – MedlinePlus

Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary

Medical Terminology : Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes - Global RPh

MediLexicon Medical Dictionary

 Do you have a favorite online medical dictionary?  Leave a comment below …

Other comments, questions or suggestions,  please contact your favorite Ascension Wisconsin Librarian :  

Michele Matucheski        Mary Pat Gage         Elissa Kinzelman-Vesely      Kellee Selden