Medical Terminology provides students with a foundational understanding of the language of healthcare and prepares them to communicate accurately and professionally in a variety of clinical and allied health settings. Using a systems-based and clinically realistic approach, students learn the rules for building, analyzing, defining, spelling, and pronouncing medical terms through the study of word parts including prefixes, suffixes, roots, combining forms, and industry-recognized abbreviations. Medical terminology is applied to the structure and function of the human body, with an introduction to basic anatomy, physiology, and common pathologies across all major body systems. Terminology related to diagnosis, treatment, surgery, pathology, and clinical procedures are emphasized.
ENGL101N or ENGL110N