Medical Terminology

This concurrent credit course is one of two introductory courses within the Health Science Pathway where students will explore the various fields within the healthcare industry and learn about the employability, teamwork, and communications skills needed to be successful. It introduces the basic medical terminology used in healthcare with an emphasis on combining the most common prefixes, roots, and suffixes and how they relate to the major body systems.

FRCC: HPR 1038 Intro to Medical Terminology

Course Information

Course Subject
Course Number
CTE 9502
Course Duration
1 Semester
Course Credit
1.0 Practical Arts
Course Fee
$10.00 HOSA Membership
Prerequisite
Corequisite: Medical Foundations CTE 9501, CTE 9517

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