MOA 182 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR BODY SYSTEMS

    Recent Professors
    Sonali Perera
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    5.7Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    MOA 182 is designed to familiarize students interested in the medical field with origin, correct spelling, pronunciation, meaning andcurrentusageofcommonmedicalterms and their application to clinical records and reports. Students learn the roots, prefixes, suffixes,andwordcombinations.Thecourse provides a comprehensive overview of each body system's common medical terms. In addition, students become familiar with anatomy, physiology, and disease processes as well as therapeutic measure for each. The course utilizes SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan) as a tool to showcase the use of medical terminology in patient care service.