Event Description - This event shall be a written test dealing with selected terms common to health professions and health specialties. Competitors will recognize, identify, define, interpret and apply medical terms in a 100 item multiple choice test with 20 tie-breakers for the Secondary and Postsecondary/Collegiate division and a 50 item multiple-choice test with 10 tie-breakers for the Middle School division. Written test will measure knowledge and understanding at the recall, application and analysis levels. Higher-order thinking skills will be incorporated as appropriate.
Official References for Medical Terminology:
Medical Terminology for Health Professions, 8th Edition. Ehrlich, Ann.
DHO Medical Terminology General Terms Set
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 23rd Edition. F.A. Davis Company.
Taber's Cyclopedic Abridged Search Engine
Taber's Medical Dictionary Entries
Stedman's Medical Terminology, 2nd Edition. Stedman.
Stedman's Chapter-by-Chapter Terminology