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HIT130

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Medical Terminology I

Health Information Technology Business, Technology, and Paralegal

This course covers the study of roots, prefixes, suffixes; principles of word building, study of diagnostic, operative, and symptomatic terms of body systems, emphasis on accurate spelling and pronunciations; study of medical abbreviations, selected eponyms, clinical laboratory and radiology terminology. The course covers multiple systems with a focus on musculoskeletal, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems. An emphasis is placed on accurate spelling and pronunciation of all medical terms.Note: Completion of both HIT 130 and HIT 131 is equivalent to HIT 105.

Components

Lecture

Credits

3

Multicultural

No

Effective Term

Spring 2023