Words used in clinical healthcare can pose a linguistic minefield - but they can be easier to understand if you drill down to their roots in ancient languages ('hypertension' literally means 'high pressure').
Now two academics from the University of Plymouth have designed a new game to help students through the terminology, and it's already travelling around the UK and worldwide.
Wordotomy - 'otomy' meaning 'cutting' - was created by the University's anatomy lead, Dr Siobhan Moyes , with illustrations by Biomedical Sciences Lecturer, Dr John Chilton, both based in Peninsula Medical School.
Siobhan had long wanted to create a game to help students understand and remember key terms and, after a chance conversation where John mentioned his love of illustration, the game was born.
/University Release. This material from the originating organization/author(s) might be of the point-in-time nature, and edited for clarity, style and length. Mirage.News does not take institutional positions or sides, and all views, positions, and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s).View in full here.
