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: demonstrate 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; use medical language to describe disease processes, pharmacology, anatomical structures, and physiological interactions of the human body.
Major topics taught in this course 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).