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MED - 121 Medical Terminology I

Class: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 0 Credit: 3
No Pre/Corequisites

This course introduces prefixes, suffixes, and word roots used in the language of medicine. Topics include medical vocabulary and the terms that relate to the anatomy, physiology, pathological conditions, and treatment of selected systems. Upon completion, students should be able to pronounce, spell, and define medical terms as related to selected body systems and their pathological disorders.