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HSC 300 - Med Term for Health Sciences

Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech
This course will teach the skills needed to communicate effectively in the health care setting. The course involves the breakdown and reconstruction of word parts and their definitions. Proper pronunciation of the instructed terminology is required.
Competencies
  1. Critique word parts.
    1. Discuss the four word parts and a combining form.
    2. Dissect the four word parts and a combining form.
    3. Assess how to analyze and define medical terms using the word parts.
  2. Examine the anatomy related to each body system.
    1. Explain the organs and other structures related to each body system.
    2. Assess the function(s) of each body system.
  3. Justify word parts related to each body system.
    1. Evaluate prefixes and suffixes related to each body system.
    2. Explain combining forms related to each body system.
  4. Construct medical terms using word parts presented for each body system.
    1. Formulate disease and disorder terms for each body system.
    2. Examine diagnostic terms for each body system.
    3. Create complementary terms for each body system.
  5. Critique medical terms with word parts presented for each body system.
    1. Discuss disease and disorder terms for each body system.
    2. Evaluate diagnostic terms for each body system.
    3. Compose complementary terms for each body system.
  6. Critique medical terms presented for each body system.
    1. Evaluate disease and disorder terms for each body system.
    2. Discuss diagnostic terms for each body system.
    3. Explain complementary terms for each body system.
    4. Evaluate terms not built from word parts for each body system.
       

Competencies Revised Date: 2020



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