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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. • ECG: Electricity Company of Ghana • 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