Medical Terminology

Catalog description

A basic course on the language of medicine for students in the various allied health professions (premedical, nursing, dental assistant, lab technician, medical technologist, medical secretary, and other hospital and office personnel). Although a significant vocabulary is developed, emphasis is on the context for understanding and building medical terms. Classwork includes word analysis, word building and pronunciation. Anatomy and pathology are discussed for interest and background rather than for mastery. ~