HCS-154 Medical Terminology
This is an introductory course into the principles of medical terminology. Medical terminology is the framework for developing a robust medical vocabulary essential to every health care professional. The content includes analyzing individual word parts, body systems, basic medical language, body orientation, health, wellness and disease terms.
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Course Outline
Department
Health Science and Human Performance
Course Description
This is an introductory course into the principles of medical terminology. Medical terminology is the framework for developing a robust medical vocabulary essential to every health care professional. The content includes analyzing individual word parts, body systems, basic medical language, body orientation, health, wellness and disease terms.
Credit Hours
3Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Course Learning Outcomes
- Define terms associated with body systems and correctly identify appropriate basic medical language
- Demonstrate steps used in using a medical dictionary
- Define and spell terms related to wellness, disease and body systems
- Analyze unfamiliar medical terms using knowledge of word parts
Topic Outline
- 1. Introduction to word parts and word construction
- a. Constructed and nonconstructed terms
- b. Word parts
- c. Forming word parts
- d. Understanding suffixes and prefixes
- i. Indicating an action or state
- ii. Indicating a condition or disease
- iii. Indicating location, number, or quality
- iv. Indicating a specialty
- v. Indicating quantity
- 2. Human body in health and disease
- a. Organization of the body
- b. Introduction to medical terms
- c. Understanding medical reports
- 3. Body systems
- a. Integumentary system
- b. Skeletal and muscular systems
- c. Cardiovascular system
- d. Respiratory system
- e. Digestive system
- f. Urinary system
- g. Reproductive system
- h. Nervous system and mental health
- i. Special senses
- j. Endocrine system
- k. Lymphatic system and immunology