Enroll in Medical Terminology with Dolphin STEM Academy
Course Description
In this course students will be introduced to basic medical language and terminology
that they would need to enter a health care field. Emphasis will be placed on
definitions, proper usage, spelling, and pronunciation. They will study word structure
and parts, including roots, prefixes, and suffixes, as well as symbols and abbreviations.
They will examine medical terms from each of the body’s main systems, including
skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, nervous, endocrine,
reproductive, and lymphatic systems, and sensory organs. In addition, students will
learn proper terminology for common tests, procedures, pharmacology, disease, and
conditions.