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Medical Terminology

Whether you are taking this course as a beginning student, or are using this course as a review, you must know that knowledge of medical terminology is critical for everyone entering any medical profession.

This course is uniquely designed for you using a programmed learning and word-building system approach as well as organization by body systems and medical topics.

By studying this system you will learn hundreds of medical terms very quickly. You will also be able to apply what you have learned as you encounter new terms you have never heard before. Emphasis will be placed on spelling, defining, using, and pronouncing medical terms correctly as well as learning acceptable medical abbreviations.

Programmed Learning is a method of learning that presents you with information, allows you to work at your own speed, and then gives you immediate feedback. The information is presented in short easy to understand "Frames". This creates a more efficient way to learn, as you are clear about the focus of study.

What is the Word-Building System? Learning medical terminology using a word-building system means that instead of memorizing lists of vocabulary, you are systematically introduced to word parts, shown how they are put together to form words, and how to analyze a word for it's correct usage and meaning. This course is uniquely designed for you using a programmed learning and word-building system approach as well as organization by body systems and medical topics.

By studying this system you will learn hundreds of medical terms very quickly. You will also be able to apply what you have learned as you encounter new terms you have never heard before. Emphasis will be placed on spelling, defining, using, and pronouncing medical terms correctly as well as learning acceptable medical abbreviations.

Good communication skills in a medical setting include being able to listen to and recognize medical information as it is spoken to us and to correctly use and pronounce medical terms when speaking to others. A transcriptionist is asked to listen to medical reports, recognize the terms and type them. Practicing pronunciation by listening to the CD that accompanies the text, Medical Terminology Made Easy 3rd Edition, then saying the terms aloud, or, reading the terms in the text and saying them aloud improves our professional communication. This will be another important part of this course.

General Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following.

1. If given a medical term, spell, pronounce, define, identify word parts, and correctly use the term or complete a statement.
2. If given a definition, construct an acceptable and correctly spelled medical term.
3. If given a list of phrases, names, or labels, provide a medically acceptable abbreviation.
4. If given an incomplete statement, supply the correct medical term to complete the statement.
5. If given a singular form of a medical term, correctly provide the plural form.
6. If given a plural form of a medical term, correctly provide the singular form.
7. If given word parts and definitions, construct correctly spelled medical terms.
8. If given a medical abbreviation, provide the correct phrase, name, or label.
9. If given a list of medical terms, correctly pronounce each term.
10. If given quizzes and any other assignments, achieve a percentage score that is acceptable to your respective programs.

 

Audience

This course is designed for everyone entering any medical profession or wanting a review of medical terminology.

 

Materials:

Text, Medical Terminology Made Easy, 3^rd Edition

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