Healthcare Office Assistant Professional : Medical Terminology

About Course

Our Medical Terminology course will develop the skills you need to understand medical terms including common medical prefixes, suffixes and combining forms as well as an exploration of the body systems.
Students will learn to analyze medical words, identify the body cavities, explain how suffixes and prefixes affect medical terms, and classify the various routes of drug administration.

After completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
Analyze medical terms by identifying their roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
Spell medical terms accurately to ensure clear communication in a healthcare setting.
Pronounce medical terms correctly to facilitate effective verbal communication.
Interpret passages containing medical terms with precision and understanding.
Apply medical terminology appropriately in written and oral healthcare contexts.

Course Content

Topic 1: Study of the Medical Language

Topic 1:Introduction

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LO1: Define the fundamental components of medical language, including word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes.

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LO2: Explain how medical terms are formed and used to communicate accurately in healthcare settings.

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LO3: Analyze unfamiliar medical terms by identifying and interpreting their individual word components.

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Topic 2: Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Topic 3: Body Systems and Their Functions

Topic 4: Directional and Positional Terminology

Assessement I

Topic 5: Suffixes

Topic 6: Blood Cells

Topic 7: Prefixes

Topic 8: The Significance of “Rh”

Assessement II

Topic 9: Anatomy and Physiology

Topic 10: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Diseases and Disorders

Final Exam

About Course

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Course Content

Topic 1: Study of the Medical Language

Topic 1:Introduction

LO1: Define the fundamental components of medical language, including word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes.

LO2: Explain how medical terms are formed and used to communicate accurately in healthcare settings.

LO3: Analyze unfamiliar medical terms by identifying and interpreting their individual word components.

Topic 2: Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Topic 2: Introduction

LO1: Identify common word roots, prefixes, and suffixes used in medical terminology.

LO2: Describe how word roots, prefixes, and suffixes contribute to the meaning of medical terms.

LO3: Construct and interpret medical terms by combining appropriate word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining vowels.

Topic 3: Body Systems and Their Functions

Topic3 :Introduction

LO1: Identify the major body systems and the principal organs associated with each system.

LO2: Explain the primary functions of the major body systems using appropriate medical terminology.

LO3: Compare the functions of different body systems and describe how they work together to maintain normal body function.

Topic 4: Directional and Positional Terminology

Topic 4:Introduction

LO1: Define common directional, positional, regional, and anatomical terms used to describe the human body.

LO2: Describe the relationships between anatomical positions, body planes, directions, and body regions.

LO3: Apply directional and positional terminology to accurately describe the location and relationship of body structures.

Assessement I

Assessment I

Topic 5: Suffixes

Topic 5:Introduction

LO1: Identify common medical suffixes related to diseases, conditions, symptoms, procedures, and specialties.

LO2: Explain how suffixes modify the meaning and grammatical function of medical terms.

LO3: Analyze medical terms by interpreting suffixes in relation to their associated word roots and combining forms.

Topic 6: Blood Cells

Topic 6:Introduction

LO1: Identify the major types of blood cells, including erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes.

LO2: Describe the functions and characteristics of the major blood cell types using appropriate medical terminology.

LO3: Analyze medical terms associated with blood cells and common abnormalities affecting their number, structure, or function.

Topic 7: Prefixes

Topic 7:Introduction

LO1: Identify common medical prefixes that indicate location, direction, number, quantity, time, and condition.

LO2: Explain how prefixes modify the meaning of medical terms.

LO3: Apply appropriate prefixes to interpret and construct medical terms accurately.

Topic 8: The Significance of “Rh”

Topic 8:Introduction

LO1: Define the Rh factor and identify its relationship to antigens present on red blood cells.

LO2: Explain the importance of Rh compatibility in blood transfusion and pregnancy.

LO3: Analyze the consequences of Rh incompatibility and relate them to appropriate preventive or clinical management measures.

Assessement II

Assessment I

Topic 9: Anatomy and Physiology

Topic 9: Introduction

LO1: Define anatomy and physiology and distinguish between the study of body structure and body function.

LO2: Describe the levels of organization of the human body, including cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.

LO3: Analyze the relationship between anatomical structures and their physiological functions using appropriate medical terminology.

Topic 10: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Diseases and Disorders

Topic 10 :Introduction

LO1: Identify common medical terms related to diagnostic procedures, therapeutic procedures, diseases, and disorders.

LO2: Explain the purpose of commonly used diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the detection and management of disease.

LO3: Analyze medical terminology associated with diseases, disorders, diagnostic tests, and treatments to interpret basic clinical information accurately.

Final Exam

Assessment I

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