Business Office Technology - Medical Terminology and Disease Condition 1

Medical Terminology and Disease Condition 1 (BTEC 1125)

Total Credits: 3
Lecture Credits: 3.00

Description: This course is designed for students wanting an understanding of how medical terms are created, pronounced, spelled and used in a medical setting. Classes will include a study of medical word roots, prefixes and suffixes common to the medical field. System terminology will focus on pathology, clinical procedures, laboratory procedures and abbreviations. Must be taken A-F.

Topical Outline:

Learning Outcomes:
1. 1. Build medical terms correctly
2. 2. Identify medical terms used in their proper context, such as in medical reports and records
3. 3. Define clinical procedures, laboratory tests, and abbreviations pertaining to various systems
4. 4. Describe abnormal conditions of systems studied

Prerequisites: 

Placement score into READ 1300 or completion of READ 0200 or ESOL 0052.