HPRS 1206 - Essentials of Medical Terminology

2 Credits (2 hrs. lec.) A study of medical terminology, word origin, structure, and application. Prerequisite: Admission into the medical assisting program
Course Outcomes
1 - Define, pronounce, and spell medical terms with the use of medical references as resource tools.
2 - Utilize terms in context.
3 - Analyze medical terms.
4 - Examine word origin and structure through the introduction of prefixes, suffixes, root words, plurals, abbreviations and symbols.