Wordsology is a free study site I’ve run since 2012. Here’s the fine print, kept short and in plain English.
Not affiliated with ASCP
Wordsology is an independent site. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC), or any other certifying agency. “ASCP,” “MLS(ASCP),” “MLT(ASCP)” and related names belong to their owners and are used here only to describe which exams this site helps you prepare for.
For studying only
Everything on this site is for exam preparation and general education. It is not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for your laboratory’s procedures, package inserts, or your supervisor’s direction. Reference ranges, methods and cutoffs vary between labs and change over time. On the job, always follow your own lab’s policies.
No guarantee of passing
I work to keep the notes accurate and current, but mistakes and outdated details can slip through, and the exam content changes. Success stories on this site are individual experiences; your results depend on you. Using this site does not guarantee you will pass any exam. You use the material at your own risk, and I’m not responsible for any outcome that comes from relying on it.
Spot an error? Leave a comment on the page and I’ll take a look.
Practice questions
The questions in the Mini Exam Simulator are original questions written for this site. They are not actual exam questions and are not taken from any exam.
Reader comments
Comments and the Reader Q&A archive are the opinions of the people who wrote them, not mine. I review comments before they appear, but I don’t guarantee that what readers post is correct. Please don’t post actual exam questions; they’ll be removed.
Links to other sites
Links to other websites are there for convenience. I don’t control those sites and I’m not responsible for their content.
Privacy
I keep this simple and collect as little as possible.
- Comments: when you comment, I store your name, your comment, and your email if you choose to give one. Your email is never shown publicly; I only use it if I need to reply to you. To protect against spam, the form uses Cloudflare Turnstile, and I keep a scrambled (hashed) version of your IP address, not the address itself.
- Visitor stats: I use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which counts visits without cookies and without tracking you across other sites.
- Your browser: the Mini Exam Simulator and the sound toggle save your progress and settings in your own browser. That information stays on your device.
- I never sell or share your information, and there are no ads on this site.
Want a comment of yours removed? Leave a reply saying which one, and I’ll take care of it.
Last updated November 2026.
Comments