Medical Terminology for Health Professions

Catalog description

Students in various allied health fields learn to use medically related terms in their professional communication. This covers the study of the language of medicine used in clinics, hospitals, and other health agencies. Students develop a working knowledge of terms, word roots, and abbreviations with emphasis on spelling, definitions, and pronunciation. An introduction to health care records, disease process, operative, diagnostic, therapeutic, and symptomatic terminology of body systems are covered as they pertain to medical practice. Online course. Prerequisite: radiation therapy, radiologic technology, diagnostic medical sonography, or nuclear medicine technology major, or a student in a declared pre-physician assistant, pre-occupational therapy, or pre-medicine track. Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.