. . . . CORRESPONDENCE COURSE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0010 EDITION 100 BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Medical terminology is the professional language of those who are directly or indirectly engaged in the art of healing. You will need to know medical terms in order to read a medical record, to complete forms, to decipher a physician's handwriting, and to communicate with others in the hospital in a professional manner. At first, the medical terms may seem strange and ewildering to you and appear to be extremely difficult to learn. Fortunately, there is a logical method found in medical, terminology. Many of the words used in medicine are made up of parts which are also used in other words. Once you know the meanings of the basic parts of the words, you can put them together to understand the meanings of many medical terms. These basic parts of medical terms are called stems, prefixes, and suffixes. During this course, you will learn to identify and define a stem, a prefix, and a suffix. You will also learn how they are used in combination to describe a medical term. ---------------------- Length: 204 Pages Estimated Hours to Complete: 5 Format: PDF file Size: 1.3 MB ---------------------- Subcourse Components: Lesson 1, Introduction to Programmed Learning. Lesson 2, Stems Pertaining to Medical Terminology. Lesson 3, Prefixes Pertaining to Medical Terminology. Lesson 4, Suffixes Pertaining to Medical Terminology. ---------------------------- Anyone may take this course. However, to receive credit hours, you must be officially enrolled and complete an examination furnished by the Nonresident Instruction Branch at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Enrollment is normally limited to Department of Defense personnel. Others may apply for enrollment, but acceptance is not guaranteed. This file is in PDF format and requires a PDF reader. A free PDF reader is available from Adobe through the link below. This Course in available only by Download. |
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