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English for Nurses and Medical Professionals
Try vocabulary quizzes covering different areas in nursing and medicine
Fundamentals of Nursing 337 Vocabulary Words
Learn some essentials words in nursing with flashcards
Medical Dictionary of Health Terms
Look up definitions of heath terms provided by Harvard Medical School
75 Must-Know Medical Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
Read a list of common medical terms from St. George’s University
Multiple-choice Vocabulary Questions for Medical Professionals:
Specific Vocabulary for Health Science
Read a comprehensive list of health science vocabulary with definitions
English Vocabulary Exercises – Health & the Body
Do four sets of exercises to learn words that describe your health and body
Check Your English Vocabulary for Medicine
Download an exercise book from London School of Social and Management Sciences

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Hutton, A. (2002). An introduction to medical terminology for health care: A self-teaching package (3rd ed.). Churchill Livingstone. (electronic resource)
Law, J., & Martin, E. A. (2020). Concise medical dictionary (10th ed.). Oxford University Press. (electronic resource)
Moisio, M. A. (2002). Medical terminology: A student-centered approach. Delmar/ Thomson Learning. (W15 .M595 2002)
Moisio, M. A., & Moisio, E. W. (2016). Medical language: Focus on terminology (3rd ed.). Cengage Learning. (W15 .M5945 2016)
Walker-Esbaugh, C., McCarthy, L. H., Sparks, R. A., & Dunmore, C. W. (2004). Dunmore and Fleischer’s medical terminology: Exercises in etymology (3rd ed.). F. A. Davis Co. (electronic resource)
Willis, M. C. (1996). Medical terminology: The language of health care. Williams & Wilkins. (W15 .W476 1996)
Woodruff, D. W. (2018). Medical terminology made incredibly easy! (4th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. (electronic resource)

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