HPR 139 - Medical Terminology

Credits: 2

Discusses the structure of medical terms with emphasis on using and combining prefixes, roots and suffixes. This class includes terms related to major body systems, oncology, and psychiatry, as well as clinical laboratory and diagnostic procedures and imaging, and provides accepted pronunciation and spelling of terms used in the healthcare setting.
REQUIRED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Combine elements to build medical terms.

2. Define root words by system.

3. Analyze words structurally by defining their elements and meaning.

4. Define terms related to body systems.

5. Define terms related to support ancillary services.

6. Identify and define abbreviations and symbols.

7. Demonstrate correct spelling and pronunciation.

REQUIRED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

I. Word building

A. Prefixes

B. Suffix combinations

C. Root words

II. Body systems

III. Abbreviations

IV. Symbols

V. Neoplasia

VI. Mental health

VII. Clinical lab

VIII. Diagnostic procedures/imaging