Maricopa Community Colleges  HCC140   19996-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/22/99
HCC140 19996-20086 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Medical Terminology for Health Care Workers
Introduction to medical terms used in health care. Body systems approach to common terms related to structures, function, diseases, procedures, and diagnostic tests. Building and analyzing terms using word parts. Selected medical abbreviations and symbols.
Prerequisites: HCC101, HCC103, HCC105, HCC107 and HCC109. May be taken concurrently with Level II program pathway courses.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HCC140   19996-20086 Medical Terminology for Health Care Workers
1. Explain how medical terms are created. (I)
2. Apply standard word guidelines to medical terms.(I)
3. Use standard medical suffixes and prefixes accurately. (I)
4. Describe the organizational components, directional terms and anatomical position of the body. (II)
5. Identify the major structures and related word roots of body systems. (II)
6. Identify the main functions and related word roots of body organs and systems. (II)
7. Use system word parts to build and analyze terms. (II)
8. Define medical terms related to basic disease processes. (III)
9. Define diagnostic and procedural terms for each body system. (III)
10. Recognize common abbreviations and symbols related to each body system. (III)
11. Spell medical terms. (I - III)
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HCC140   19996-20086 Medical Terminology for Health Care Workers
    I. Introduction to Medical Terminology
        A. Derivation of medical terms
          1. acronym
          2. eponym
          3. word parts
        B. Terms from word parts
          1. word root
          2. combining vowel/combining form
          3. suffixes
          4. prefixes
        C. Guidelines
          1. connecting word parts
          2. reading terms from word parts
          3. spelling
      II. Body Structure
          A. Body organization
          B. Planes
          C. Cavities
          D. Abdominopelvic regions/quadrants
          E. Directional terms
          F. Anatomical position
        III. Terminology by Body System
            A. Structures and word parts
            B. Function and word parts
            C. Additional prefixes and suffixes
            D. Pathology terms
            E. Diagnostic tests
            F. Procedure terms
            G. Abbreviations and symbols
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