Maricopa Community Colleges  HCC142   19996-99999 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  06/22/99  
HCC142      19996-99999 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Medical Terminology for Specialty Areas
Medical terminology used with special care populations and in special services. Includes obstetric, pediatric, mental health, diagnostic imaging, oncology, and surgery terms. Use of word parts, term spelling and pronunciation. Prerequisites: HCC140.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HCC142   19996-99999 Medical Terminology for Specialty Areas
1. Define medical terms used in obstetrics. (I)
2. Define medical terms used in pediatrics. (II)
3. Define medical terms used in mental health. (III)
4. Define medical terms used in oncology. (IV)
5. Define medical terms used in diagnostic medical imaging. (V)
6. Define terms used in surgery. (VI)
7. Spell specialty medical terms. (I-VI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
HCC142   19996-99999 Medical Terminology for Specialty Areas
    I. Obstetrics
        A. Body structural and functional changes
        B. Word parts
        C. Pathology terms
        D. Diagnostic tests
        E. Abbreviations
        F. Spelling
      II. Pediatrics
          A. Child growth and development
          B. Word parts
          C. Pathology terms
          D. Abbreviations
          E. Spelling
        III. Mental Health
            A. Defense mechanisms
            B. Word parts
            C. Mental disorders
            D. Treatments terms
            E. Abbreviations
            F. Spelling
          IV. Oncology
              A. Neoplasm growth and development
              B. Word parts
              C. Grading and staging
              D. Pathology terms
              E. Diagnostic and treatment terms
              F. Abbreviations
              G. Spelling
            V. Diagnostic Medical Imaging
                A. Word parts
                B. Diagnostic and procedure terms
                C. Abbreviations
                D. Spelling
              VI. Surgery
                  A. Surgical process terms
                  B. Common surgical positions
                  C. Common surgical incisions
                  D. Suture terms
                  E. Abbreviations
                  F. Spelling
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