Med Term/Allied Health Sciences

Introduces the elements of medical terminology. Emphasis is placed on building familiarity with medical words through knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Topics include: origins (roots, prefixes, and suffixes), word building, abbreviations and symbols, and terminology related to the human anatomy.

Required textbooks and materials:

• Medical Terminology: A Systems Approach, ISBN 978-0-8036-3575-3, $86.95