MedTerms Games
Medical terminology practice games, built by combining familiar party-game mechanics with real anatomical roots. Play online with friends or pass the phone around a table.
Game Inspirations
Familiar tabletop mechanics, reworked around medical terminology.
Original game design.
Created by William Chai with Stephen Russell, PhD through a nine unit project in McMaster University's Honours Health Sciences Program.
Research
Grounded in published work on medical terminology, game based learning, and belonging.
The Anatomy of Medical Terminology: A Formulaic Introduction
Stiles, L. & Russell, S. (2019). Radix Antiqua, 3rd enhanced edition.
The Anatomy of Medical Terminology: Advanced Concepts
Stiles, L., Russell, S., & McLeister, K. (2018). Radix Antiqua.
MEDILEGACY: A Gamified Platform for Enhancing Medical Terminology Learning Through Engagement and Retention
Wang, Y.-F., Hsu, M.-H., Wang, M. Y.-F., & Xiao, H.-L. (2026). Health Education Journal.
The Impact of Virtual or Blended Learning on Sense of Belonging in First-Year Undergraduate Health Sciences Students Enrolled in an Inquiry-Based Course
Wong, M., Al-Saqqar, S., Nash, J., Al-Humuzi, A., Dottori, M., & Secord, M. (2024). Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 15(1).