GH 111 - Medical Terminology II - Language of Medicine

• IRW 98  or above (C or above) OR
• SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing of 450 and above OR
• ACT English and Reading Combined Score of 31 and above (valid February 2018 forward) OR
• Accuplacer Writing of 5 and NextGen Reading of 249 and above (valid October 2018 forward) OR
• Accuplacer Writing of 6 or above (valid October 2018 forward)

1. Identify appropriate medical terms pertaining to body habitus and specific individual body systems.
2. Identify, analyze, interpret, and explain medical words from the Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes and combined forms.
3. Recognize and understand clinical procedutes, laboratory tests and abbreviations that pertain to each body system.  
4. Identify and/or recognize pathological conditions and diseases related to each body system.
5. Differentiate between the medical specialists pertaining to each body system.
6. Effectively organize communications ensuring there is a clear introduction and conclusion, the content is well sequenced, and there are appropriate transitions. 
7. Create and/or organize data and information into meaningful patterns in order to interpret and draw inferences from it. 

Discussion: 30%

Collaborative Work: 30%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None