- Instructional Hours: 108
- Outside Effort Hours: 54
- Course Number: 31501301
- Credits: 3.00
Focuses on the component parts of medical terms: prefixes, suffixes and word roots. Students practice formation, analysis and reconstruction of terms. Emphasis on spelling, definition and pronunciation. Introduction to operative, diagnostic, therapeutic and symptomatic terminology of all body systems, as well as systemic and surgical terminology.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ANY of the following options:
Student is in progress in Medical Assistant (31-509-1) Program of Study
Student is in progress in Healthcare Customer Service Representative (61-509-1) Program of Study
Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)