HLTH 110 - Medical Terminology

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

2 hours lecture per week HLTH 110 covers pronunciation, spelling, and definition of medical terms pertaining to all systems of the body and supplementary terms applicable to specialty areas of medicine and selected paramedical fields. Emphasis is on increasing professional vocabulary and proficiency in correct pronunciation and spelling of medical terms. Upon satisfactory completion of HLTH 110, the student should be able to: Spell, define, and pronounce medical words correctly. Identify and use correctly prefixes, suffixes, and roots of words. Recognize and correctly use medical and drug terms, specialized terminology, and commonly used medical abbreviations and symbols. Correctly pronounce and spell terms pertaining to the structure, function, disorders and diseases, also surgical, treatment, and diagnostic procedures of all systems of the human body. Identify and differentiate spoken medical terms.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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