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Medical Terminology – 1

Basic Word Definitions Online Course


Learn to Analyze Any Medical Term!

By

Daniel W. Turner, CPC

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Course Outline

TopicTitleDescription
1IntroductionA brief introduction to medical terms for all health professionals with "Secrets to Effective Studying" – A must read for your academic success!
2Word Building BasicsAnalyze a medical term and become familiar with the terms with common endings
3Root Words and Combining FormsLearn about word parts and become proficient at recognizing medical term components
4Prefixes
5Suffixes
6Signs, Symptoms, and DiseaseThe difference between signs and symptoms and their significance in the disease process
7Acute Conditions and IllnessesRecognize major short-term (acute) conditions and illnesses
8Chronic Conditions and IllnessesRecognize major long-term (chronic) conditions and illnesses
9Mental DisordersAn overview of definitions and categories of mental disorders
10Medical TreatmentsTherapies and interventions to treat conditions and disease
11Abbreviations - 1Common medical terms, conditions, treatments and their abbreviations
12Abbreviations - 2
13Medical Laboratory - 1Overview of the medical laboratory, blood tests, blood banking and other lab tests
14Medical Laboratory - 2
15PharmacologyOverview of pharmacology and categories of common medications

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