Medical Terminology

Course overview

Goals and Objectives: As allied health professionals we need to move into a more medical realm, and our need for a strong medical vocabulary becomes greater. Since it would be impossible to memorize all of the terms with which you must become familiar, it will be an easier task to master if you understand more about the way medical terms are combined or put together. Smaller pieces of words are joined together to build a meaning. If you can understand the basics of the small parts, then it will be easier to decipher the meaning of words that are unfamiliar to you. This home study unit will concentrate on medical terms that you will commonly use when communicating with other professionals in the health care industry. When you complete this study unit you will be able to: -Identify many of the common roots, prefixes, and suffixes that are used in the hair removal profession -Determine the meaning of medical terms by analyzing their component parts -Familiarize yourself with medical specialties -Learn the correct pronunciation of medical words