BIOL 209 Medical Terminology (3 SH)

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Last updated: Apr 20, 2022 by Barbara Byer (Deactivated)

This course is designed to provide the medical language and nomenclature background for students who plan to enter health care professions. Study of the uses of prefixes, suffixes, and word roots to formulate words describing meaningful medical conditions is emphasized as well as learning their definitions, correct pronunciation, and spelling. Using major body systems as a guide, students will learn the basic anatomic and medical terms related to the muscular, skeletal, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, neurological, reproductive, and urinary systems. No prerequisite. Offered occasionally.