Consortium for International Studies | Evaluated Learning Experience
Medical Terminology HSC 102
Varies; self-study.
July 2022 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: utilize effective medical terminology skills; identify word parts and medical terms correctly; utilize suffixes to build medical terminologies related to medical conditions, diagnoses, procedures, and specialties; recognize prefixes in medical terminology; identify and distinguish medical terms associated with each organ system; apply medical terminology knowledge to help identify basic anatomy and physiology for the technical and non-technical audience; and use medical language to describe disease processes, pharmacology, anatomical structures, and physiological interactions of the human body.
Major topics include basic medical terminology and vocabulary, identification, prefixes and suffixes in the medical field.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Health Science, Public Health, Allied Health, or Medical Terminology (7/22).