Medical terminology is the language every healthcare course is built on. Most of it comes from a few hundred Greek and Latin prefixes, roots and suffixes that combine into thousands of terms.
Learn the building blocks well and you can work out words you've never seen before: gastroenteritis is simply inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
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Terminology is pure recall: you either know that -ectomy means surgical removal or you don't. That makes it ideal for flashcards, and the sheer number of word parts makes spaced repetition especially useful. Instead of cycling through every card every day, you review each word part only when it's about to fade, so a long list stays manageable in a few minutes a day.
Space Repeat doesn't include ready-made decks. You write your own cards, or import the ones you already have from a CSV file, so every card covers exactly what your course and exam need. And writing them is already your first round of learning.
The kind of cards you'd write yourself in Space Repeat: one clear question, one short answer.
Question
-itis
Answer
Inflammation (appendicitis)
Question
-ectomy
Answer
Surgical removal (appendectomy)
Question
tachy-
Answer
Fast (tachycardia: a fast heart rate)
Question
hepat/o
Answer
Liver (hepatitis, hepatomegaly)
Start with word parts (prefixes, roots and suffixes), one per card, with an example term on the back so you see how it's used.
Then add whole terms and abbreviations from your course. Fifteen to twenty new cards a day covers the core vocabulary in a few weeks.
The algorithm tracks every card and shows it again right before you would forget it. No manual planning required.
Every review session is a test, not a reading. Pulling information from memory is what builds lasting retention.
Every feature, spaced repetition included, is free to use while Space Repeat is in beta. Early users will be looked after when pricing arrives.
Free to start. No credit card required.
No, there are no ready-made decks. You create your own cards, or import cards you already have from a CSV file or another flashcard app. The topics above are ideas for what to put in your deck. Writing cards in your own words takes a little longer than downloading a deck, but it's also the first step of learning the material, and every card ends up matching exactly what you need to know.
Yes, it's free while Space Repeat is in beta. You can build decks for prefixes, roots, suffixes and abbreviations and review them with full spaced repetition scheduling.
Both, in that order. Word parts come first because each one unlocks dozens of terms. Then add cards for whole terms your course uses, which also shows you how the parts combine.
With 15 to 20 new cards a day and daily reviews, most learners cover the core word parts in a few weeks, well within a typical one-semester terminology course.
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