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Nov 03, 2025
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2024-2025 SCC Catalog Archived
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AHS 102 - Medical Terminology
Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3
Description: This course covers medical terms, including roots, prefixes, and suffixes, with emphasis on spelling, definition, and pronunciation.
Prerequisite(s): Take ENG 032 and RDG 100 with a minimum grade of a C.
Course Topics:
- General components of Medical Language
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions
- Musculoskeletal System
- Circulatory System
- Respiratory System
- Digestive System
- Urinary System
- Reproductive System
- Integumentary System
- Nervous System and Psychological Disorders
- Special Senses
- Endocrine System
Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website
Required Materials:
Grading System:
An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.
A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = 0 - 59
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Define the types of healthcare terms as well as word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes.
- Use basic word roots, suffixes and prefixes accurately to build medical terms.
- Define directional terms and anatomic planes of the body.
- Relate the terminology to the names, locations, and functions of the major organs of the body systems.
- Define medical terms related to selected diseases.
- Define selected diagnostic and surgical procedural terms for each body system.
For SCC Online Courses:
If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Course Policies that include:
- Identity Verification
- Required materials for all online courses
- Mandatory Attendance Requirement
- Orientation and Support
- Proctored Exams
Standard SCC Course Policies:
Please review the Standard Course Policies on the following topics:
- Academic Integrity
- Add/Drop period
- Attendance
- Classroom Conduct
- Equal Access
- IT Access
- Online Behavior
- Online Confidentiality
- Services For Students with Disabilities
- Student Concerns
- Student Help Services
- Withdrawals
Official Course Syllabus
2024-2025
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