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Medical Terminology for Health Studies

Provides an overview of medical terminology. This includes prefixes, suffixes, word roots, terms, and abbreviations.

Subject Code: RCP

Course Number: 108

Credits: 1

Lecture Hours 1

Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe the purpose of medical terminology.
2. Define various word forms (prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms, etc.).
3. Define various categories of medical terms related to disease, treatment and body systems.
4. Decipher medical abbreviations as necessary.

Effective Term: Fall 2025

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