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Best medical terminology Courses Online

We compared 20 Medical Terminology courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 19 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 3 come from a named university or institution, including Rice University, Doane University and University of Colorado System. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.

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  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Medical Terminology

    Offered by Rice University

    This specialization is intended for anybody that is interested in developing skills in medical language or preparing for further studies in the medical field. Learners will be able to identify common prefixes, suffixes,...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Medical Terminology II

    Offered by Rice University

    This is the second course of the Medical Terminology specialization. It builds on the basic concepts of medical terminology with the introduction of new roots, terms, and abbreviations specific to the endocrine system (h...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Udemy Certificate Lowest price here

    Medical Terminology Foundations

    This course is great for the student who is working towards graduate school and a career in health care or for the current healthcare practitioner looking to refresh their knowledge of medical terminology.  This cla...

    $19.99
    listed price
  4. 4
    Udemy Certificate

    Medical Terminology A–Z: Learn the Language of Healthcare

    This course contains the use of Artificial Intelligence.It's an Unofficial Course.Medical terminology is the universal language of healthcare, and a strong understanding of medical vocabulary is essential for anyone work...

    $19.99
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit

    Human Anatomy and Medical Terminology Fundamentals

    Offered by MedCerts

    Build your knowledge of the human body and take the first steps toward working in a medical or healthcare setting. This specialization provides immersive, interactive content to teach the anatomical structure, bodily sys...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    edX MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Medical Terminology

    Offered by Doane University

    Medical terminology is the study of the rules of medical word building. Receive a thorough grounding in basic medical terminology through a study of root words, prefixes and suffixes. This course is eligible for Audit an...

    $119.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Udemy Certificate Certification prep

    CPC Exam Prep: Includes ICD, Medical Terminology and Anatomy

    This course helps to prepare the student to take the AAPC's CPC exam and learn many different strategies to choose the correct option. The CPC exam is a test of medical coding proficiency consisting of 100 multiple-choic...

    $19.99
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    EMT Foundations

    Offered by University of Colorado System

    In this course, you will get a thorough introduction to the emergency medical services system, and learn the foundation components to how it works as a whole. You will also learn the nuts and bolts of becoming a healthca...

    $49.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Trauma Emergencies and Care

    Offered by University of Colorado System

    Welcome to Trauma Emergencies and Care. In this course, you will learn about some of the mechanics and physics of trauma on the human body, and how this can cause injury. You will continue to expand your new vocabulary w...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Fundamentals of Immunology

    Offered by Rice University

    This specialization is designed to equip students with the basic concepts and vocabulary of immunology. The goal is to provide students from different backgrounds with a fundamental understanding of immunology and the ab...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit

    OET course for arabic speakers ( Medicine)

    Introduction to the Course for Arabic SpeakersThis course is designed to help Arabic-speaking healthcare professionals prepare effectively for the OET exam. You will practice directly with an OET-trained instructor and r...

    $49.99
    listed price
  12. 12
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit

    OET - Achieve 350+ in Speaking, Listening, Reading & Writing

    Are you a healthcare professional aiming to secure a score of 350+ in the OET Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing sub-tests? This comprehensive, step-by-step course is designed to get you there—faster and more conf...

    $199.99
    listed price
  13. 13
    Udemy Certificate

    Medical Coding CPC (Certified Professional Coder) Training

    In this course you will learn about : Current procedural terminology (CPT) knowledgeICD-10-CM guidelines Chapter 1-10which are very much helpful for CPC Exam as well as for Live Coding also.ICD 10 Guidelines topic:Chapte...

    $69.99
    listed price
  14. 14
    Udemy Certificate

    CPC Exámenes simulados 2026

    Bienvenido a tu suite completa de exámenes simulados para AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC).Nuestro objetivo es simple: ayudarte a aprobar en el primer intento.Este curso incluye 6 exámenes completos diseñados para...

    $199.99
    listed price
  15. 15
    Udemy Certificate

    Medical Scribe - New & Improved

    This course is a professionally tailored course offered for students who are interested in studying health, fitness or medicine. This course encourages students to pursue a career as a medical scribe with any scribe comp...

    $19.99
    listed price
  16. 16
    Udemy Certificate

    Respiratory Made Simple

    Are you tired of reading textbooks? Are you tired of people lecturing on things that you will never use? Are you tired of getting burned by the high education costs to learn the minimum and feel unprepared? Look no furth...

    $19.99
    listed price
  17. 17
    Coursera Certificate

    Patient Care Technician Fundamentals

    Offered by MedCerts

    The Patient Care Technician Fundamentals specialization prepares learners for entry-level roles in healthcare by combining professional conduct, medical knowledge, and hands-on patient care skills. Through courses in all...

    $49.00
    listed price
  18. 18
    Coursera Certificate

    Phlebotomy Fundamentals

    Offered by MedCerts

    The Phlebotomy Fundamentals specialization equips students with the essential skills, knowledge, and professional foundations needed to succeed in phlebotomy and the broader healthcare field. Across three comprehensive c...

    $49.00
    listed price
  19. 19
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit

    Medical Assisting Foundations

    Offered by MedCerts

    The Medical Assisting Foundations course is designed to provide beginner-level students with the essential knowledge and skills needed to excel in the medical assisting field. This introductory course lays a strong found...

    $49.00
    listed price
  20. 20
    Coursera Certificate

    Medical Billing and Coding Essentials

    Offered by MedCerts

    Insurance and Billing, and Coding Essentials is a comprehensive course with insight and focus on the role of the Insurance Billing Specialist. The course provides foundational knowledge required of an administrative alli...

    $49.00
    listed price

What the prices here tell you

The 20 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $180.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.

Who is behind these courses

These courses come from Coursera, Udemy and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 3 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Rice University, Doane University and University of Colorado System — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.

Courses versus exam preparation

1 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Medical Terminology from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.

Before you enrol

Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.

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