BUS 280 - Medical Terminology

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
Designed for the medical or medical business professional who will use medical terminology in a medical or business office setting. Students will learn medical terminology for the medical field. Students study terminology of major body systems in addition to common suffixes, prefixes and word roots.
Course Outcomes:

Define medical terms knowledge of prefixes, suffixes and root word elements from various body systems.
Demonstrate ability to read and interpret medical terms in reports and documentation.
Utilize common “nondecodable” medical terms to communicate information.
Define and identify common disorders, as well as their abbreviations, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic interventions within the various body systems.
Identify spelling errors within medical documentation based on knowledge of word elements, combining rules, and singular/plural rules.

Course Topics:

Word building rules
Prefixes
Suffixes
Whole body terminology
Integumentary system
Skeletal system
Muscles and joints
Nervous system
Blood and lymphatic systems
Cardiovascular system
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Endocrine system
Special senses
Urinary system
Male and female reproductive systems
Radiology and diagnostic imaging
Oncology
Child health
Pharmacology
Gerontology