Medical Terminology

Catalog description

This course is designed to give direction to the beginning allied health student who has very little experience in scientific or medical subjects. The content includes study of medical terms using a programmed learning, word-building system approach as well as the study of allied health professions, medical abbreviations and symbols, review of basic grammar as it relates to medical terminology, and introduction to basic body structures. Emphasis is placed on assessing individual and group needs and providing private consultation as well as group instruction to meet those needs.