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HCTAL 101 - Medical Terminology

3 credits
This course introduces the common medical terms used in health related areas. Stress is on prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. A discussion of the anatomy and physiology of the human body, disease process, surgical and diagnostic procedures are presented, and different medical specialties and abbreviations are reviewed. Prior to Fall 2017, this course was NHSCI 101.