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Medical Terminology
Course Introduction
Definition of Terminology
It is specialized language that allows
for quick and efficient communication
between members of the same
profession while minimizing the
potential for misunderstandings
• Mathematics: A vector is a quantity that has
both a magnitude and direction
• Aviation: A vector is a course to be taken by
an aircraft.
• Medical: A vector is an agent that transmits a
disease from one organism to another.
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• ECG: Electrocardiogram means the record of
the electrical activity of the heart.
• ECG: Electrocardiography means the process
of recording the electrical activity of the heart
Medical Terminology
• The specialized language used by health care
practitioners.
• The vocabulary and ways of stringing together
words in an acceptable and understandable to
every health care professional
Course Objectives 1
• Explain the importance of medical terminology in
healthcare professions
• Identify medical terms by their component parts and
recognize and explain word roots, prefixes, and suffixes
• Combine words to create meaningful medical words as
well as show comprehension of their definition
• Explain medical terms simply by recognizing their
component parts
Course Objectives 2
• Spell medical words correctly
• Pronounce medical words correctly
• Define the body structure and its systems,
cavities, planes, and positions
• Define and explain the medical terms associated
with the body systems
Course Content 1
• Building Medical Vocabulary – word parts
including roots, suffixes, prefixes, parts of speech,
and plural formation.
• The Intergumentary System
• The Respiratory System
• The Cardiovascular and Haematic Systems
Course Content 1
• The Digestive System
• The Urinary System
• The Musculoskeletal System
• The Nervous System
• The Endocrine System
• The Lymphatic System
Course Content 1
• The Male Reproductive System
• The Female Reproductive System
• The Sensory System
• Oncology
• Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
• Pharmacology
• Psychiatry