ALHS 1090 Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

This course introduces the elements of medical terminology. Instructors place emphasis on building familiarity with medical words through knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Topics include origins (roots, prefixes, and suffixes), word building, abbreviations and symbols, and terminology related to human anatomy.

Prerequisite

Diploma program admission language competency or successful completion of required English and reading learning support courses with grades of C* or higher