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May 01, 2024
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BSTEC 116 - Advanced Medical Terminology
Maximum of 3.0 possible Credits
Advanced body system focus includes selected prefixes, suffixes, and word roots; terms and plural forms related to anatomy, physiology, symptoms, diagnoses, procedures, abbreviations, symbols, and eponyms; emphasis on accurate spelling, pronunciation, definition, and usage. Prerequisite
BSTEC 104 or instructor permission and AHE 110 or concurrent enrollment. Corequisite
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:- Analyze and construct medical terms after reviewing and memorizing word elements (suffixes, prefixes, roots, and combining forms).
- Identify and apply correct usage of select abbreviations, symbols, and eponyms in medical reports.
- Analyze, synthesize, integrate, and evaluate medical terms used in medical reports.
- Identify and define standard diagnostic and therapeutic procedures related to pathology and clinical applications of each body system, and describe diagnoses for which they are performed.
- Analyze, synthesize, integrate, and evaluate anatomy and physiology terms related to each body system.
- Demonstrate proficient use of a medical dictionary.
- Demonstrate effective healthcare communication through correct spelling, pronunciation, definition and application of medical terms.
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