ALHS 1090 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

Credits

2

Introduces the elements of medical terminology. Emphasis is placed on building familiarity with medical words through knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Topics include: origins (roots, prefixes, and suffixes), word building, abbreviations and symbols, and terminology related to the human anatomy.

Lecture Hours

30

Lab Hours

0

Prerequisite

Program Admission

Corequisite

None