AH 110 - Medical Language for Health- Care Providers

Institution:

American River College

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Description:

Hours: 54 hours LEC This course is an orientation to medical language. It covers the basic structure of medical terms and their components: prefi xes, suffi xes, roots, and combining forms with emphasis on meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. This course also builds a medical vocabulary applicable to the specialties of medicine, the systems of the body, names of major diseases, and terms used in physical examination, diagnosis, and treatment.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.arc.losrios.edu/

Phone Number:

(916) 484-8011

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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