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Medical Terminology I

Course Course Title Class Lab/ Shop Clinical/ Co-op Credit
MED 121 Medical Terminology I 3 0 0 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Effective Term: Summer 1997

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.

2014FA - Revised Local Prereq from RED 090 to DRE 098

2019SP - Revised Local Prereq: Add ENG 002

2020FA - Revised Local Prereq: Delete DRE 098

2022FA - Removed Local Prereq ENG 002

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