HSCS 1105 Medical Terminology

Designed to familiarize the student with the language of medicine including the human body, medical conditions and processes. Focus is on root words, prefixes and suffixes for word building.

Credits

2

Typically Offered

Online: summer, fall, spring

Student Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes:

Explain why understanding medical terms are important.

Describe how words are put together to make a term.

Define terms related to body structures and regions, directions and positions, and colors.

Explain terms used in medical records and case studies.

Utilize common abbreviations used in health care.

Define combing forms, prefixes, and suffixes related to each body system.