One technique that people use when they are first learning medical terminology is to create their own acronyms. Remember, this involves taking one letter from each word to form a single new word or phrase. Although this technique takes some imagination and creativity, it can be extremely effective. To get started, take a group of related words, look at their first letter and rearrange them to form something new that is easy to remember. For example, to memorize the different types of fractures, you could create the following acronym: SCOT GICO Spiral Closed Open Transverse Greenstick Impacted Comminuted Oblique Create an acronym of your own for any of the terms, diseases, treatments, body parts etc. that you have learned about in this course and share it with your classmates.