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    May 16, 2024  
MCCC College Catalog 2023-2024 
    
MCCC College Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HLTSC 110 - Medical Terminology


Credit Hours: 2
Billable Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites: ENGL 090  and RDG 090  or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
Session Cycle: FWSU

The purpose of this course, designed primarily for health and business students, is to provide basic medical terminology information including Greek and Latin derivations, prefixes, suffixes, root words and combining forms. It provides practice in building and defining medical terms and emphasizes correct spelling and pronunciation of medical words. Basic anatomy and physiology of systems is reviewed with an emphasis on disease conditions and diagnostic tests. This class utilizes a text/workbook, computer assisted instruction, and classroom and/or online instruction.