A study of medical terminology, word origin, structure, and application with an emphasis on building a professional vocabulary required for employment within the allied health care field. Analyze word origin and structure through prefixes, suffixes, root words, plurals, abbreviations, and symbols; and apply critical thinking skills when communicating medical terminology of human anatomy and physiology, disease disorders, and procedures.
Credit hours
3
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
wo lecture hours and three lab hour each week.
Co-requisites
SCIT 1391