HSCI 484 - Medical Terminology

    Recent Professors
    Christi S. Holland, Charles T. Hernandez, Gina Guglielmoni
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    40–100 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Designed to give students a basic background in medical terminology as used by medical transcriptionists, court reporters, law related occupations, and allied health occupations. The prefixes, roots, and suffixes of commonly used medical words are presented. Proper names of anatomical structures and their relationship to each other are covered by body system.