VMED 021 - Medical Terminology for Medical Assistants

    Recent Professors
    Cynthia M. Savala, Sofia Diaz, Manara D. McCobb, Jennifer L. Oo
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    45–50 students
    Credits
    0
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    Designed for students interested in becoming medical assistants, this course is an introduction to medical terminology, including the techniques of medical word building using basic word elements. Topics include: major suffixes in the surgical, diagnostic, symptomatic groups and related suffixes; suffixes denoting adjective, noun, singular and plural forms of medical words; major prefixes denoting position, number and measurement, negation, direction and anatomical, physiological and pathological terms. Open Entry/Open Exit.
    Usually Held
    Wed 9:00am–12:45pm, Tue 9:00am–1:30pm