Medical Terminology
Master essential medical language skills to understand healthcare records and communicate effectively in medical settings.
Master essential medical language skills to understand healthcare records and communicate effectively in medical settings.
This specialization from Rice University provides comprehensive training in medical terminology, covering all major body systems. Students learn to identify common prefixes, suffixes, roots, and medical abbreviations used by healthcare professionals. The program progresses systematically through body systems, teaching anatomy basics and related medical terms. Through practical examples and real-world applications, learners develop the ability to read health records and understand medical diagnoses.
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What you'll learn
Identify and understand common medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots
Read and interpret healthcare records accurately
Understand terminology for all major body systems
Recognize standard medical abbreviations
Apply medical language in clinical communications
Break down complex medical terms into components
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This course includes:
40 Hours PreRecorded video
3 final assessments
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There are 3 courses in this program
Medical Terminology I: Learn Essential Medical Language
Course 1 · 14 Hours to complete · 6 modules
Medical Terminology II
Course 2 · 16 Hours to complete · 6 modules
Medical Terminology III
Course 3 · 15 Hours to complete · 6 modules
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