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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HLTH 1100 - Medical Terminology

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This course introduces the skills and knowledge needed to develop an understanding of the language of medicine and health care. This course will increase the student’s ability to utilize and recognize medical terminology through the use of medical word stems, suffixes, and prefixes as related to the body systems, diseases, and medical conditions. Word pronunciation, spelling, and basic documentation are also emphasized.