BIOL 3700 - Advanced Medical Terminology

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Biology

Description:

Strongly recommended for students entering pre-professional programs including pre-medicine, pre-dental, pre-veterinary, pre-chiropractic, pre-physician assistant; very useful for biology majors; open to all students. Emphasizes word roots, suffixes, and prefixes of both Greek and Latin origin, medical abbreviations, as well as proper pronunciation and spelling of medical terms. Medical case studies and narratives will be analyzed. Material is organized according to body systems, some basic anatomy and physiology is included along with pathologic terminology, laboratory tests, and clinical procedures. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze and understand simple to advanced medical terms, alone and in the context of applying them to medical case studies, reports, and medical narratives. 2. Develop facility in the correct spelling and pronunciation of medical terms. 3. Learn and understand commonly used medical abbreviations. 4. Associate medical terms with the proper body systems, laboratory tests, and clinical procedures. 5. Describe symptoms and manifestations of some medical conditions. FA

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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