Medical Terminology
Program
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Medical terminology is the language of medicine. The importance of medical terminology
is the basis of communication used by doctors, nurses, health care providers, medical
transcriptionists, medical office staff, medical billers and more.
This course will focus on medical language as it applies to the human body system.
You will be given an overview of each body system and learn how medical words are
formed. Learning the rules of word formation will allow you to build and understand
new words. This course can be an introduction to a career in any health profession
especially nursing, medical assisting, medical transcription, radiology, medical
terminology and respiratory therapy.
Features and Benefits:
1. Prepare for numerous career and/or advancement opportunities in healthcare including sales.
2. Recognize the prefixes, roots, suffixes and acronyms associated with medical terms.
3. Advance your identification and interpretation of medical terms.
4. Improve the implementation of appropriate medical terminology in conversations.
Medical Terminology Basics
The Cardiovascular System
The Respiratory System
The Urinary System
The Reproductive System
The Endocrine System
The Nervous System
The Musculoskeletal System
The Lymphatic System
The Digestive System
The Immune System
Blood Terminology
Skin Terminology
Eye Terminology
Ear Terminology
To enroll in
the Medical Terminology
program, a student can
enroll online or call
1-888-360-7693
St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES
Adult & Continuing Education
1-888-360-7693 | www.sllboces.org