BIOL 230 - Medical Terminology

Credit(s): 2
This course is intended to assist students studying in the fields of health care. The importance of accurate spelling, definition, pronunciation and usage of medical terms is stressed. Case studies and a word-building system will be utilized. Case studies will introduce terms in a clinical context. By studying Latin and Greek prefixes, suffixes, word roots and combining forms, students should be able to analyze new and unfamiliar terms.

Course Level: Undergraduate