Genetics Medical Terminology: A Simple Reference Guide (English & Spanish)

A clear, practical, and bilingual genetics reference for today’s healthcare professionals.

 Genetics is one of the most complex and sensitive areas of medicine — especially when discussing inherited conditions, explaining testing options, or guiding patients and families through unfamiliar and often emotional information. Medical Terminology Guide: Genetics Edition was created to support nursing students, nurses, medical assistants, physicians, and allied health professionals who work with patients undergoing genetic evaluation or counseling, including Spanish-speaking families.

This guide includes 200+ essential genetics-related medical terms and patient communication phrases presented in a clean, modern, easy-to-read format. Each entry features the English term, its Spanish equivalent, and a simple phonetic pronunciation to help non-Spanish-speaking healthcare staff communicate clearly, accurately, and with confidence.

Whether you’re reviewing concerns such as developmental delays, inherited conditions, growth abnormalities, infertility, or recurrent illnesses — or explaining genetic tests like newborn screening, carrier screening, chromosomal analysis, or whole-exome sequencing — this guide keeps the terminology you need accessible and organized for everyday clinical use