HP 100 Medical Terminology 1

A programmed learning course covering basic medical terminology, derivation, pronunciation, and meaning. This course presents a study of basic medical terminology. Prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms, special endings, plural forms, and abbreviations are included in the content.

Credits

3

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Spell, pronounce, define, abbreviate, identify word parts, and correctly use medical and anatomical terms
2. Identify the correct medical term to complete a statement
3. Construct both the plural and singular forms of a medical term and construct correctly spelled medical and anatomical terms given word parts and definitions
4. Write the correct medical abbreviation given a list of phrases, names, or labels, and write the correct phrase, name, or label given a medical abbreviation
5. Correctly pronounce and explain the meaning of medical and anatomical terms given an oral exam