Apr 23, 2024  
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HSC 111 - Medical Terminology



Credit hours: 3

Prerequisites: ACT READ 19, ENGL 18, MATH 19

Course Description:
An introduction to the constituents of medical and scientific vocabulary building and recognition through study and analysis of common technical prefixes, combining forms, and suffixes which will enable students to interpret and understand complex medical terms.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

  1. Define suffix, root word, prefix, combining vowel, and combining form.
  2. Interpret medical terms in the order of suffix, prefix and root word.
  3. Spell correctly medical termsDefine suffix, root word, prefix, combining vowel, and combining form.