DMACC Medical Terminology

Grades: 10th / 11th / 12th

Prerequisite: DMACC Health Occ / Health Careers

Course Description: A comprehensive study of medical terminology as the language of medicine. Analyzes words by dividing them into component parts. Relates the medical terms to the structure and functional pathology of diseases and current medical procedures. Emphasizes word usage, abbreviations, pronunciation, and spelling. Students will examine the roles of word parts used in forming medical terms, discuss the use of anatomic reference, examine the major functions and structures of body systems, characterize medical terms and abbreviations related to the pathology and the diagnostic and treatment procedures, examine radiography terms, examine pharmacology terms, and describe common types of complementary and alternative therapies.