HPRS 1206 - Essentials of Medical Terminology

Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours - Lecture: 2
A study of medical terminology, word origin, structure, and application.
Prerequisite: Admission into the medical assisting program
Student Learning 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.