ENGL 108 - Medical Terminology

Credits: 1-2
Emphasizes vocabulary skills using medical terminology and phrases. Students learn to read, pronounce and spell medical terms correctly. Recognize and understand the meaning of medical terms through learning roots, prefixes and suffixes, and word-building systems. Designed primarily for Health Occupations and Court Reporting program majors; however, course is useful for anyone desiring a background in the language of medicine.

Prerequisite: ENGL 090, spelling pretest score of 80 percent, or instructor’s permission.