MDA 100 - Introduction to Medical Terminology

1 credit hour - One hour weekly; one term.
Learn basic medical terminology, including prefixes, suffixes and word roots as they relate to body systems and associated pathological conditions.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: All terms

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Utilize medical terminology components to build words
- Recognize word parts, such as prefixes, suffixes and roots words to determine word meaning
- Utilize medical terminology word parts, such as prefixes, suffixes, and root words to build words, change context of medical terms, and breakdown medical terms
Interpret medical histories, and other medically related literature
- Analyze legal medical documents, such as: history and physicals, laboratory reports, pathology reports, consultative reports, and discharge summaries
- Verify physicians orders and other data pertinent to patient/client care
Apply terminology to specific disease processes that affect organ systems
- Analyze word roots and the application of prefixes, suffixes and combining forms used to define illness, diseases or conditions
- Articulate medical terms related to treatment modalities for specific body system disorders and diseases
Apply learned concepts to specific pathologies of interest.
- Correlates medical terms to system pathology, such as kidneys and dialysis, muscular system and muscle atrophy
- States correct medical term relating to body system and specific pathological process