This course will introduce students to the terminology associated with medical language. To function effectively in health profession students must understand the structure of medical language, including prefixes, suffixes, root words and medical abbreviations. Through virtual laboratory assignments, terminology relative to the body systems is presented to help the student understand medical terminology. In addition to studying the medical terminology, the course briefly covers disease processes and treatment modalities such as psychiatry, oncology, radiology and nuclear medicine. This introductory course provides a basis for a more in-depth study of human anatomy and physiology.
Prerequisites
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